Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force) in Turkey
Turkey: Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force) was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education in Turkey is 10.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Turkey peaked at 16.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2024.
Turkey ranks 24th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | -7.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 10.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.1%, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 10.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.6% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,966 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 54.63 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 38,497 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.51 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 95,928 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,171 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 49.84 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.6505 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Turkey?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Turkey was 10.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Turkey ranks 24th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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).