Unemployment with intermediate education in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment with intermediate education was 7.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 7.6% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Serbia peaked at 25.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 46th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.8% | — |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.8% | 17.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 11.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 10.5% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Serbia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Serbia was 7.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Serbia ranks 46th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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).