Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) - Country Ranking
Definition: The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 35.18 | 2011 |
| 2 | Morocco | 30.28 | 2003 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 29.12 | 2017 |
| 4 | Jordan | 27.35 | 2020 |
| 5 | Haiti | 26.80 | 2012 |
| 6 | Congo | 25.77 | 2009 |
| 7 | Somalia | 19.11 | 2019 |
| 8 | Mali | 18.83 | 2018 |
| 9 | Rwanda | 18.71 | 2020 |
| 10 | Botswana | 18.01 | 2020 |
| 11 | Algeria | 17.75 | 2017 |
| 12 | Guinea | 17.52 | 2019 |
| 13 | Mauritania | 17.33 | 2017 |
| 14 | Armenia | 17.24 | 2020 |
| 15 | Nigeria | 17.15 | 2019 |
| 16 | Senegal | 17.06 | 2019 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 16.45 | 2019 |
| 18 | Djibouti | 16.29 | 2017 |
| 19 | India | 15.68 | 2020 |
| 20 | Albania | 14.86 | 2019 |
| 21 | Burundi | 14.83 | 2014 |
| 22 | Yemen | 14.79 | 2014 |
| 23 | Georgia | 14.76 | 2020 |
| 24 | South Africa | 14.66 | 2020 |
| 25 | Egypt | 14.50 | 2020 |
| 26 | Lebanon | 14.49 | 2019 |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 14.38 | 2020 |
| 28 | Iran | 14.35 | 2020 |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 13.83 | 2020 |
| 30 | Lesotho | 13.74 | 2019 |
| 30 | Bhutan | 13.74 | 2015 |
| 32 | Togo | 13.49 | 2017 |
| 33 | Cameroon | 13.30 | 2014 |
| 34 | Montenegro | 13.20 | 2020 |
| 35 | Bolivia | 13.03 | 2020 |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.66 | 2020 |
| 37 | Turkey | 12.63 | 2020 |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.39 | 2017 |
| 39 | Kenya | 12.33 | 2019 |
| 40 | Comoros | 12.19 | 2014 |
| 41 | Namibia | 12.18 | 2018 |
| 42 | Greece | 12.07 | 2020 |
| 43 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 11.92 | 2012 |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 11.54 | 2020 |
| 45 | Colombia | 11.50 | 2019 |
| 46 | Liberia | 11.34 | 2017 |
| 46 | Eswatini | 11.34 | 2016 |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 11.09 | 2018 |
| 49 | Pakistan | 10.90 | 2019 |
| 50 | Bangladesh | 10.74 | 2017 |
| 51 | Spain | 10.22 | 2020 |
| 52 | Peru | 9.44 | 2020 |
| 53 | Chile | 9.38 | 2020 |
| 54 | St. Lucia | 9.32 | 2019 |
| 55 | Zambia | 9.29 | 2019 |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 9.17 | 2020 |
| 57 | Iraq | 8.86 | 2012 |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.85 | 2018 |
| 59 | Nepal | 8.46 | 2017 |
| 60 | Madagascar | 8.45 | 2015 |
| 61 | San Marino | 8.21 | 2016 |
| 62 | Ukraine | 7.99 | 2020 |
| 63 | Serbia | 7.94 | 2020 |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 7.79 | 2019 |
| 65 | Samoa | 7.67 | 2017 |
| 66 | Brazil | 7.58 | 2020 |
| 66 | Chad | 7.58 | 2018 |
| 68 | Philippines | 7.51 | 2016 |
| 69 | Panama | 7.48 | 2021 |
| 70 | Mozambique | 7.33 | 2015 |
| 71 | The Bahamas | 7.24 | 1994 |
| 72 | Cabo Verde | 7.13 | 2019 |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 7.10 | 2014 |
| 74 | The Gambia | 7.04 | 2018 |
| 75 | Belize | 7.02 | 2019 |
| 76 | Cyprus | 6.99 | 2020 |
| 77 | Lao PDR | 6.90 | 2017 |
| 78 | Honduras | 6.63 | 2019 |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 6.63 | 2016 |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 6.56 | 2020 |
| 81 | Uganda | 6.34 | 2017 |
| 82 | Brunei | 6.19 | 2019 |
| 83 | Monaco | 6.17 | 2016 |
| 84 | Guyana | 6.15 | 2019 |
| 85 | Timor-Leste | 6.14 | 2016 |
| 86 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.93 | 2018 |
| 87 | Canada | 5.92 | 2021 |
| 88 | Portugal | 5.81 | 2020 |
| 89 | Venezuela | 5.76 | 2017 |
| 90 | El Salvador | 5.75 | 2020 |
| 90 | Angola | 5.75 | 2014 |
| 92 | Kuwait | 5.68 | 2016 |
| 93 | Russia | 5.57 | 2020 |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 5.55 | 2020 |
| 95 | Mauritius | 5.48 | 2020 |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 5.48 | 2013 |
| 97 | Croatia | 5.36 | 2020 |
| 98 | Oman | 5.35 | 2016 |
| 99 | Italy | 5.33 | 2020 |
| 100 | Ecuador | 5.32 | 2019 |
| 101 | Mongolia | 5.30 | 2020 |
| 102 | France | 5.21 | 2020 |
| 103 | Latvia | 5.08 | 2020 |
| 104 | Fiji | 5.02 | 2016 |
| 105 | Tanzania | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 4.87 | 2018 |
| 107 | Singapore | 4.85 | 2020 |
| 108 | Niger | 4.82 | 2017 |
| 109 | Estonia | 4.77 | 2020 |
| 110 | Sweden | 4.73 | 2020 |
| 111 | Argentina | 4.72 | 2020 |
| 112 | Mexico | 4.71 | 2020 |
| 113 | Denmark | 4.68 | 2020 |
| 114 | Vanuatu | 4.67 | 2006 |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 4.65 | 2020 |
| 116 | Kazakhstan | 4.62 | 2020 |
| 116 | Malaysia | 4.62 | 2020 |
| 118 | Indonesia | 4.60 | 2020 |
| 119 | Ghana | 4.56 | 2017 |
| 120 | Vietnam | 4.49 | 2020 |
| 121 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.48 | 2020 |
| 122 | Seychelles | 4.42 | 2020 |
| 123 | Finland | 4.32 | 2020 |
| 124 | Jamaica | 4.18 | 2020 |
| 125 | Barbados | 4.17 | 2019 |
| 126 | Ireland | 4.12 | 2020 |
| 127 | Lithuania | 4.09 | 2020 |
| 128 | Korea | 3.93 | 2020 |
| 129 | Iceland | 3.67 | 2020 |
| 130 | Suriname | 3.61 | 2016 |
| 131 | Guatemala | 3.59 | 2019 |
| 132 | United States | 3.58 | 2021 |
| 133 | Switzerland | 3.51 | 2020 |
| 134 | Slovak Republic | 3.47 | 2020 |
| 135 | Belgium | 3.43 | 2020 |
| 136 | Austria | 3.35 | 2020 |
| 137 | United Arab Emirates | 3.33 | 2018 |
| 138 | Australia | 3.31 | 2017 |
| 139 | Israel | 3.20 | 2020 |
| 140 | Slovenia | 3.13 | 2020 |
| 141 | Uruguay | 3.03 | 2019 |
| 142 | New Zealand | 2.93 | 2020 |
| 143 | Malta | 2.85 | 2020 |
| 144 | Norway | 2.81 | 2020 |
| 145 | Paraguay | 2.76 | 2017 |
| 146 | Belarus | 2.75 | 2020 |
| 147 | Netherlands | 2.58 | 2020 |
| 148 | Germany | 2.57 | 2020 |
| 149 | Cayman Islands | 2.52 | 2015 |
| 150 | Tonga | 2.49 | 2018 |
| 151 | United Kingdom | 2.48 | 2019 |
| 152 | Japan | 2.47 | 2020 |
| 153 | Bahrain | 2.46 | 2012 |
| 153 | Bulgaria | 2.46 | 2020 |
| 155 | Tuvalu | 2.45 | 2016 |
| 156 | Malawi | 2.42 | 2020 |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 2.38 | 2010 |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.35 | 2016 |
| 159 | Moldova | 2.31 | 2020 |
| 160 | Benin | 2.26 | 2018 |
| 161 | Romania | 2.23 | 2020 |
| 162 | Kiribati | 2.22 | 2015 |
| 163 | Thailand | 2.18 | 2020 |
| 164 | Poland | 1.95 | 2020 |
| 165 | Hungary | 1.85 | 2020 |
| 166 | Uzbekistan | 1.51 | 2020 |
| 167 | Macao SAR, China | 1.49 | 2016 |
| 168 | Cuba | 1.45 | 2010 |
| 169 | Czech Republic | 1.42 | 2020 |
| 170 | Cambodia | 1.17 | 2019 |
| 171 | Myanmar | 0.80 | 2019 |
| 172 | Palau | 0.62 | 2014 |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 0.46 | 2013 |
| 174 | Qatar | 0.30 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
