Unemployment with intermediate education in Zambia
Zambia: Unemployment with intermediate education was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Zambia, 2015–2024
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 Zambia is 10.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Zambia peaked at 11.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2015.
Zambia ranks 21st of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.7% | — |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +103.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 4.7% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 11.1% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Zambia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Zambia was 10.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Zambia ranks 21st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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).