Unemployment with intermediate education in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Unemployment with intermediate education was 6.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Post-demographic dividend, 1996–2024
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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 6.6%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 12.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2024.
That places Post-demographic dividend 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 10.8% | — |
| 1997 | 10.5% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Post-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Post-demographic dividend was 6.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).