Unemployment with intermediate education in Kosovo
Kosovo: Unemployment with intermediate education was 10.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Kosovo, 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 Kosovo is 10.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Kosovo peaked at 35.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2023.
That places Kosovo 25th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2012 | 29.3% | +108.3% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +21.5% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -45.7% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 24.6% | 35.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 9.7% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Kosovo?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Kosovo was 10.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 35.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2023.
- How does Kosovo rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Kosovo ranks 25th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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).