Unemployment with intermediate education in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment with intermediate education was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Lower middle income, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education in Lower middle income stood at 7.4%.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Lower middle income peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2010.
Lower middle income ranks 8th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.1% | — |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +56.8% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.1% | 11.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 7.4% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 5 Palestine, State of 24.6% compare
- 6 Namibia 23.9% compare
- 7 Senegal 18.4% compare
- 8 Montenegro 18.1% compare
- 9 Rwanda 17.7% compare
- 10 Malawi 17.3% compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 16.1% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Lower middle income was 7.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2010.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Lower middle income ranks 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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).