Unemployment with basic education in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Unemployment with basic education was 10.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Post-demographic dividend, 1996–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education in Post-demographic dividend is 10.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 16.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 12.6% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 12.8% | 5 |
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Post-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment with basic education in Post-demographic dividend was 10.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2023.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).