Unemployment with basic education in East Timor
East Timor: Unemployment with basic education was 2.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment with basic education in East Timor, 2001–2022
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2.1% for unemployment with basic education in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in East Timor peaked at 9.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2022.
East Timor ranks 108th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.4% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for East Timor
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in East Timor?
- Unemployment with basic education in East Timor was 2.1% in 2022, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2022.
- How does East Timor rank for unemployment with basic education?
- East Timor ranks 108th out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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).