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Saudi Arabia - Unemployment with secondary education

Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment)

Unemployment with secondary education, female (% of female unemployment) in Saudi Arabia was 22.30 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 49.50 in 2000, while its lowest value was 22.30 in 2008.

Definition: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Year	Value
1999	42.90
2000	49.50
2001	42.00
2002	41.60
2006	32.60
2007	31.90
2008	22.30

Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment)

Unemployment with secondary education, male (% of male unemployment) in Saudi Arabia was 52.00 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 52.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 27.10 in 1999.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Year	Value
1999	27.10
2000	27.40
2001	32.70
2002	31.60
2006	40.70
2007	51.90
2008	52.00

Unemployment with secondary education (% of total unemployment)

Unemployment with secondary education (% of total unemployment) in Saudi Arabia was 48.60 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 48.60 in 2009, while its lowest value was 31.50 in 1999.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

Year	Value
1999	31.50
2000	33.80
2001	35.30
2002	34.70
2006	37.80
2007	44.60
2008	40.10
2009	48.60

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment