Unemployment with intermediate education in Belarus
Belarus: Unemployment with intermediate education was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Belarus, 1999–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 3.5% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Belarus peaked at 7.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2024.
That places Belarus 104th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.2% | — |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 101 El Salvador 3.9% compare
- 102 Switzerland 3.8% compare
- 103 Nigeria 3.5% compare
- 105 Poland 3.4% compare
- 106 Malta 3.4% compare
- 107 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.3% compare
More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Belarus?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Belarus was 3.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Belarus ranks 104th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).