Unemployment with intermediate education in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Unemployment with intermediate education was 14.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024
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 Zimbabwe stood at 14.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Zimbabwe peaked at 14.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2019.
Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.6% | — |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | +27.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.1% | 13.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 14.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 9 Rwanda 17.7% compare
- 10 Malawi 17.3% compare
- 11 Saint Lucia 16.1% compare
- 13 Cape Verde 13.6% compare
- 14 North Macedonia 12.8% compare
- 15 Tunisia 12.6% compare
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Zimbabwe?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Zimbabwe was 14.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Zimbabwe ranks 12th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).