Unemployment with basic education in Angola
Angola: Unemployment with basic education was 20.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Angola, 2004–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in Angola stood at 20.5%.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Angola peaked at 31.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2009.
Angola ranks 7th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 6.7% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 14.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 12.5% | 28.0% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Angola
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 93.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Angola?
- Unemployment with basic education in Angola was 20.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2009.
- How does Angola rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Angola ranks 7th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).