Canada vs Malawi: Unemployment with basic education

Canada

15.1%

in 2025

Malawi

14.9%

in 2024

Canada rank

15th

Malawi rank

16th

Unemployment with basic education over time

Canada
Malawi

How they compare

Canada currently reports 15.1% against 14.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 15th and Malawi ranks 16th of 128 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)
Unit: % of total labor force with basic education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 149 places, 2,702 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).