Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) - Country Ranking
Definition: 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).
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 | South Africa | 35.48 | 2020 |
| 2 | Djibouti | 34.83 | 2017 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 33.68 | 2020 |
| 4 | Slovak Republic | 30.54 | 2020 |
| 5 | Botswana | 27.62 | 2020 |
| 6 | Georgia | 26.62 | 2020 |
| 7 | Eswatini | 25.39 | 2016 |
| 8 | Sweden | 24.61 | 2020 |
| 9 | Armenia | 24.26 | 2020 |
| 10 | Lesotho | 23.74 | 2019 |
| 11 | Somalia | 22.52 | 2019 |
| 12 | Lithuania | 22.48 | 2020 |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 21.78 | 2020 |
| 14 | Spain | 21.31 | 2020 |
| 15 | St. Lucia | 20.95 | 2019 |
| 16 | Jordan | 20.63 | 2020 |
| 17 | New Caledonia | 20.24 | 2014 |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 19.73 | 2020 |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 19.30 | 2020 |
| 20 | Congo | 18.94 | 2009 |
| 21 | Finland | 18.79 | 2020 |
| 22 | Greece | 18.59 | 2020 |
| 23 | Sudan | 18.56 | 2011 |
| 24 | Latvia | 18.36 | 2020 |
| 25 | Haiti | 18.04 | 2012 |
| 26 | Namibia | 17.50 | 2018 |
| 27 | Brazil | 17.14 | 2020 |
| 28 | Mauritania | 15.78 | 2017 |
| 29 | Rwanda | 15.74 | 2020 |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 15.34 | 2020 |
| 31 | Angola | 14.93 | 2014 |
| 32 | Argentina | 14.82 | 2020 |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 14.76 | 2019 |
| 34 | Samoa | 14.57 | 2017 |
| 35 | Canada | 14.43 | 2021 |
| 36 | France | 14.01 | 2020 |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 13.76 | 2020 |
| 38 | Guyana | 13.47 | 2019 |
| 39 | Estonia | 13.41 | 2020 |
| 40 | Nauru | 13.05 | 2013 |
| 41 | Yemen | 12.75 | 2014 |
| 42 | Italy | 12.66 | 2020 |
| 43 | Turkey | 12.56 | 2020 |
| 44 | Russia | 12.51 | 2020 |
| 45 | Zambia | 12.32 | 2019 |
| 46 | Austria | 12.20 | 2020 |
| 47 | Ukraine | 11.82 | 2020 |
| 48 | Belgium | 11.76 | 2020 |
| 49 | Liberia | 11.65 | 2017 |
| 50 | Chile | 11.59 | 2020 |
| 51 | The Gambia | 11.48 | 2018 |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 11.24 | 2020 |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 11.10 | 2020 |
| 54 | Belarus | 11.04 | 2020 |
| 55 | Lao PDR | 11.02 | 2017 |
| 56 | Slovenia | 10.95 | 2020 |
| 57 | Algeria | 10.93 | 2017 |
| 58 | Hungary | 10.92 | 2020 |
| 59 | Uruguay | 10.59 | 2019 |
| 60 | Nepal | 10.44 | 2017 |
| 61 | Cabo Verde | 10.42 | 2019 |
| 62 | Czech Republic | 10.40 | 2020 |
| 63 | Morocco | 10.32 | 2012 |
| 64 | Australia | 10.19 | 2017 |
| 65 | Belize | 9.94 | 2019 |
| 66 | Croatia | 9.93 | 2020 |
| 67 | Panama | 9.80 | 2021 |
| 68 | Lebanon | 9.61 | 2019 |
| 69 | Barbados | 9.43 | 2019 |
| 70 | Denmark | 9.38 | 2020 |
| 71 | Comoros | 9.30 | 2014 |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 9.14 | 2019 |
| 72 | Suriname | 9.14 | 2016 |
| 74 | Norway | 8.96 | 2020 |
| 75 | Mauritius | 8.91 | 2020 |
| 76 | Brunei | 8.89 | 2019 |
| 77 | Kiribati | 8.86 | 2019 |
| 78 | Germany | 8.79 | 2020 |
| 79 | Serbia | 8.69 | 2020 |
| 80 | Poland | 8.51 | 2020 |
| 81 | Iceland | 8.39 | 2020 |
| 82 | Tunisia | 8.31 | 2017 |
| 83 | Switzerland | 8.27 | 2020 |
| 84 | Monaco | 8.13 | 2016 |
| 85 | Niger | 8.09 | 2017 |
| 86 | Tuvalu | 8.07 | 2016 |
| 87 | United States | 8.06 | 2021 |
| 88 | Ireland | 8.05 | 2020 |
| 89 | Nigeria | 7.88 | 2019 |
| 90 | Colombia | 7.79 | 2019 |
| 91 | Romania | 7.62 | 2020 |
| 92 | Iraq | 7.46 | 2012 |
| 93 | Israel | 7.28 | 2020 |
| 94 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 7.26 | 2020 |
| 95 | Iran | 7.07 | 2020 |
| 96 | Cyprus | 6.99 | 2020 |
| 97 | New Zealand | 6.75 | 2020 |
| 98 | Bolivia | 6.71 | 2020 |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 6.70 | 2017 |
| 100 | Netherlands | 6.69 | 2020 |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 6.67 | 2020 |
| 102 | Uganda | 6.63 | 2017 |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 6.52 | 2019 |
| 104 | Palau | 6.49 | 2000 |
| 105 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.45 | 2018 |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 6.45 | 2018 |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 6.42 | 2016 |
| 108 | Portugal | 6.38 | 2020 |
| 109 | Malta | 6.16 | 2020 |
| 110 | Mozambique | 6.15 | 2015 |
| 111 | Egypt | 6.02 | 2020 |
| 112 | Guinea | 6.00 | 2019 |
| 113 | Mongolia | 5.90 | 2020 |
| 114 | The Bahamas | 5.87 | 1994 |
| 115 | Albania | 5.82 | 2019 |
| 116 | Cayman Islands | 5.72 | 2015 |
| 117 | Singapore | 5.44 | 2020 |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 5.42 | 2020 |
| 119 | Honduras | 5.13 | 2019 |
| 120 | Paraguay | 4.99 | 2017 |
| 121 | Tanzania | 4.96 | 2014 |
| 122 | Togo | 4.78 | 2017 |
| 123 | Pakistan | 4.73 | 2019 |
| 124 | Moldova | 4.70 | 2020 |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 4.66 | 2014 |
| 126 | Philippines | 4.46 | 2016 |
| 126 | San Marino | 4.46 | 2016 |
| 128 | Peru | 4.37 | 2020 |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | 4.35 | 2016 |
| 130 | Mexico | 4.25 | 2020 |
| 131 | Kenya | 4.14 | 2019 |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 4.10 | 2018 |
| 133 | Malaysia | 4.05 | 2020 |
| 134 | El Salvador | 4.00 | 2020 |
| 135 | Venezuela | 3.94 | 2017 |
| 136 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.93 | 2016 |
| 136 | Korea | 3.93 | 2020 |
| 138 | Tonga | 3.80 | 2018 |
| 139 | Ghana | 3.46 | 2017 |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 3.45 | 2017 |
| 141 | Senegal | 3.34 | 2019 |
| 142 | Oman | 3.28 | 2016 |
| 143 | Jamaica | 3.25 | 2020 |
| 144 | Ethiopia | 3.20 | 2013 |
| 145 | Burundi | 3.17 | 2014 |
| 146 | Sri Lanka | 3.11 | 2019 |
| 147 | Cuba | 2.97 | 2010 |
| 148 | India | 2.91 | 2020 |
| 149 | Indonesia | 2.87 | 2020 |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.65 | 2018 |
| 151 | Guatemala | 2.63 | 2019 |
| 152 | Cameroon | 2.58 | 2014 |
| 152 | Fiji | 2.58 | 2016 |
| 154 | Seychelles | 2.30 | 2017 |
| 155 | Macao SAR, China | 2.28 | 2016 |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.24 | 2017 |
| 157 | Mali | 2.15 | 2018 |
| 158 | Ecuador | 2.08 | 2019 |
| 159 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 2.07 | 2012 |
| 160 | Vietnam | 1.71 | 2020 |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 1.63 | 2010 |
| 162 | Bahrain | 1.50 | 2012 |
| 163 | Bhutan | 1.39 | 2015 |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 1.23 | 2018 |
| 165 | Madagascar | 1.14 | 2015 |
| 166 | Chad | 1.06 | 2018 |
| 167 | Malawi | 1.00 | 2020 |
| 168 | Cambodia | 0.93 | 2019 |
| 169 | Thailand | 0.89 | 2020 |
| 170 | Benin | 0.83 | 2018 |
| 171 | Kuwait | 0.67 | 2016 |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0.52 | 2013 |
| 173 | Myanmar | 0.28 | 2019 |
| 174 | Qatar | 0.05 | 2020 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
