Unemployment with basic education in Malawi
Malawi: Unemployment with basic education was 14.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment with basic education in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 14.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 201.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Malawi peaked at 14.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
That places Malawi 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 0.7% | 14.9% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Malawi
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 58.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 63.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Malawi?
- Unemployment with basic education in Malawi was 14.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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).