Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) by country
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Countries reporting
130
Highest
33.9%
South Africa
Lowest
0.2%
Qatar
Median
5.8%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,700
What the numbers show
Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 33.9% in South Africa; the lowest is 0.2% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.8%, and the mean is 7.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 168.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 255.2%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 92.4%).
Unemployment with intermediate education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 33.9% | 2024 | up 35.2% | flat |
| 2 | Angola | 31.9% | 2024 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 29.5% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 4 | Morocco | 25.0% | 2022 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 5 | Palestine, State of | 24.6% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 23.9% | 2018 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 7 | Senegal | 18.4% | 2024 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 8 | Montenegro | 18.1% | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 9 | Rwanda | 17.7% | 2024 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 10 | Malawi | 17.3% | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Lucia | 16.1% | 2022 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 14.3% | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 13.6% | 2019 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 12.8% | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 15 | Tunisia | 12.6% | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 12.0% | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Greece | 11.8% | 2024 | down 60.8% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 11.5% | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 11.3% | 2024 | up 43.9% | flat |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.1% | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 21 | Zambia | 10.9% | 2024 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 22 | Albania | 10.6% | 2024 | down 51.3% | flat |
| 23 | Mali | 10.5% | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | 10.4% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 25 | Kosovo | 10.3% | 2024 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 25 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.3% | 2024 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 10.1% | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 28 | Belize | 10.1% | 2019 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 29 | Pakistan | 9.9% | 2025 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 9.8% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 31 | Bhutan | 9.8% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 9.8% | 2025 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 9.3% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 34 | Jordan | 9.1% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 35 | Armenia | 9.0% | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 36 | Canada | 8.8% | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 8.5% | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 8.4% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 39 | Estonia | 8.4% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 8.3% | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 41 | Uruguay | 8.3% | 2024 | up 94.7% | falling |
| 42 | France | 8.2% | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 8.0% | 2024 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 44 | Georgia | 7.8% | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 45 | Ghana | 7.7% | 2024 | up 47.4% | falling |
| 46 | Serbia | 7.6% | 2024 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 47 | Barbados | 7.4% | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 7.4% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 49 | Grenada | 7.3% | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 50 | Sri Lanka | 7.2% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 51 | Mongolia | 7.1% | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 52 | Fiji | 7.1% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 53 | Portugal | 6.7% | 2025 | down 51.4% | rising |
| 54 | Brazil | 6.7% | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 6.5% | 2025 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 6.5% | 2022 | up 55.8% | falling |
| 57 | Sweden | 6.4% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 58 | Italy | 6.4% | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 59 | Belgium | 6.3% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 60 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.3% | 2022 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 61 | Mauritius | 6.2% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2% | 2018 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 63 | Paraguay | 5.9% | 2017 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 64 | India | 5.9% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 65 | Cyprus | 5.8% | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Indonesia | 5.8% | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.8% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 68 | Honduras | 5.7% | 2025 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 69 | United States of America | 5.7% | 2025 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 70 | San Marino | 5.7% | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 5.6% | 2022 | up 255.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.5% | 2024 | up 56.5% | flat |
| 73 | Uganda | 5.5% | 2021 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 74 | Egypt | 5.5% | 2024 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 75 | Denmark | 5.5% | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 76 | Croatia | 5.4% | 2024 | down 70.7% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 5.3% | 2017 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 78 | Ireland | 5.3% | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 5.1% | 2022 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 80 | Austria | 5.1% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 81 | Peru | 5.1% | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 5.0% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 83 | Niger | 5.0% | 2022 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 84 | New Zealand | 4.9% | 2020 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 4.8% | 2015 | — | falling |
| 86 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.8% | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 87 | Ecuador | 4.7% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 88 | Philippines | 4.6% | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5% | 2024 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 4.5% | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 91 | Greenland | 4.4% | 2015 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 92 | Romania | 4.4% | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 93 | Hungary | 4.3% | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 94 | Australia | 4.3% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 95 | Singapore | 4.3% | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 96 | Slovenia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 97 | Malaysia | 4.1% | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 4.1% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 99 | Jamaica | 4.0% | 2023 | down 71.1% | falling |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 4.0% | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 3.9% | 2024 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 102 | Switzerland | 3.8% | 2024 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 103 | Nigeria | 3.5% | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Belarus | 3.5% | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 105 | Poland | 3.4% | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Malta | 3.4% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 107 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 3.3% | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 108 | Netherlands | 3.3% | 2024 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 109 | Mexico | 3.2% | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 110 | Japan | 3.2% | 2020 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 111 | Israel | 3.2% | 2024 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 112 | Guatemala | 3.1% | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 3.1% | 2022 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 114 | Hong Kong, China | 3.1% | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 115 | Germany | 2.8% | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 116 | United Arab Emirates | 2.8% | 2023 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 117 | Iceland | 2.7% | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 118 | Russian Federation | 2.7% | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 119 | Republic of Korea | 2.6% | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 120 | Seychelles | 2.4% | 2024 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 121 | Norway | 2.3% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 122 | Argentina | 2.0% | 2024 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 123 | Czechia | 1.9% | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 124 | Macau, China | 1.8% | 2016 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 125 | Viet Nam | 1.7% | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 1.2% | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Thailand | 1.0% | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Myanmar | 0.4% | 2020 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Qatar | 0.2% | 2020 | down 54.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.9%
- Euro area 7.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 11.8%
- European Union 7.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 11.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 11.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 10.9%
- Lower middle income 7.4%
- Europe & Central Asia 7.3%
- OECD members 7.2%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 7.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 6.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 6.6%
- High income 6.3%
- North America 6.2%
- South Asia 5.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 5.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 4.5%
About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).