Unemployment with intermediate education in Switzerland
Switzerland: Unemployment with intermediate education was 3.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Switzerland, 1991–2024
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 Switzerland stood at 3.8%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Switzerland peaked at 5.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1991.
That places Switzerland 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.2% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +90.4% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +62.3% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +45.8% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Switzerland?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Switzerland was 3.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).