Unemployment with intermediate education in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment with intermediate education was 12.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Tunisia, 2005–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 12.6% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Tunisia peaked at 21.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2006.
Tunisia ranks 15th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 13.3% | — |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 13.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -19.2% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.6% | 21.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 12.6% | 16.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Tunisia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Tunisia was 12.6% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2006.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Tunisia ranks 15th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).