Unemployment with intermediate education in Malawi
Malawi: Unemployment with intermediate education was 17.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment with intermediate education in Malawi, 2005–2024
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 Malawi is 17.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Malawi peaked at 17.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2020.
That places Malawi 10th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.7% | — |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +60.1% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -52.8% |
| 2024 | 17.3% | +539.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 2.7% | 17.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 7 Senegal 18.4% compare
- 8 Montenegro 18.1% compare
- 9 Rwanda 17.7% compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 16.1% compare
- 12 Zimbabwe 14.3% compare
- 13 Cape Verde 13.6% compare
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Malawi?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Malawi was 17.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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).