Unemployment with intermediate education in Indonesia
Indonesia: Unemployment with intermediate education was 5.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment with intermediate education in Indonesia stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Indonesia peaked at 17.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2023.
That places Indonesia 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.3% | — |
| 1991 | 10.5% | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 14.4% | +40.2% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 13.0% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 10.2% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 6.2% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Indonesia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Indonesia was 5.8% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2023.
- How does Indonesia rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Indonesia ranks 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).