Unemployment with basic education in Iran
Iran: Unemployment with basic education was 5.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Iran, 2005–2024
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 Iran stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Iran peaked at 11.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2024.
Iran ranks 78th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 7.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.0% | 7.1% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Iran
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 20.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 45.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 15.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 22.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 9.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 41.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Iran?
- Unemployment with basic education in Iran was 5.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Iran ranks 78th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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).