Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) - Country Ranking - Africa
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.
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 35.18 | 2011 |
| 2 | Morocco | 30.28 | 2003 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 29.12 | 2017 |
| 4 | Congo | 25.77 | 2009 |
| 5 | Somalia | 19.11 | 2019 |
| 6 | Mali | 18.83 | 2018 |
| 7 | Rwanda | 18.71 | 2020 |
| 8 | Botswana | 18.01 | 2020 |
| 9 | Algeria | 17.75 | 2017 |
| 10 | Guinea | 17.52 | 2019 |
| 11 | Mauritania | 17.33 | 2017 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 17.15 | 2019 |
| 13 | Senegal | 17.06 | 2019 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 16.45 | 2019 |
| 15 | Djibouti | 16.29 | 2017 |
| 16 | Burundi | 14.83 | 2014 |
| 17 | South Africa | 14.66 | 2020 |
| 18 | Egypt | 14.50 | 2020 |
| 19 | Lesotho | 13.74 | 2019 |
| 20 | Togo | 13.49 | 2017 |
| 21 | Cameroon | 13.30 | 2014 |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.39 | 2017 |
| 23 | Kenya | 12.33 | 2019 |
| 24 | Comoros | 12.19 | 2014 |
| 25 | Namibia | 12.18 | 2018 |
| 26 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 11.92 | 2012 |
| 27 | Liberia | 11.34 | 2017 |
| 27 | Eswatini | 11.34 | 2016 |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 11.09 | 2018 |
| 30 | Zambia | 9.29 | 2019 |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.85 | 2018 |
| 32 | Madagascar | 8.45 | 2015 |
| 33 | Chad | 7.58 | 2018 |
| 34 | Mozambique | 7.33 | 2015 |
| 35 | Cabo Verde | 7.13 | 2019 |
| 36 | The Gambia | 7.04 | 2018 |
| 37 | Uganda | 6.34 | 2017 |
| 38 | Angola | 5.75 | 2014 |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 5.48 | 2013 |
| 39 | Mauritius | 5.48 | 2020 |
| 41 | Tanzania | 5.00 | 2014 |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 4.87 | 2018 |
| 43 | Niger | 4.82 | 2017 |
| 44 | Ghana | 4.56 | 2017 |
| 45 | Seychelles | 4.42 | 2020 |
| 46 | Malawi | 2.42 | 2020 |
| 47 | Benin | 2.26 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
