Unemployment with intermediate education in High income
High income: Unemployment with intermediate education was 6.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education in High income is 6.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in High income peaked at 11.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2024.
That places High income 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +43.0% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.3% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 13 Cape Verde 13.6% compare
- 14 North Macedonia 12.8% compare
- 15 Tunisia 12.6% compare
- 16 Panama 12.0% compare
- 17 Greece 11.8% compare
- 18 Spain 11.5% compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 11.3% compare
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in High income?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in High income was 6.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2024.
- How does High income rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- High income ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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).