Unemployment with intermediate education in India
India: Unemployment with intermediate education was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in India, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
India recorded 5.9% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in India peaked at 12.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2012.
That places India 64th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in India, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9.4% | — |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -25.4% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +113.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -25.7% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.8% | 12.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 11.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in India?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in India was 5.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2012.
- How does India rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- India ranks 64th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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).