Unemployment with intermediate education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Unemployment with intermediate education was 11.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2010–2021
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 11.8% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2021.
That represents a change of up 24.6% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 15.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.3% | — |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.9% | 10.5% | 15.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 11.8% in 2021, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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).