Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) - Country Ranking - Africa
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 | Botswana | 27.62 | 2020 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 25.39 | 2016 |
| 5 | Lesotho | 23.74 | 2019 |
| 6 | Somalia | 22.52 | 2019 |
| 7 | Congo | 18.94 | 2009 |
| 8 | Sudan | 18.56 | 2011 |
| 9 | Namibia | 17.50 | 2018 |
| 10 | Mauritania | 15.78 | 2017 |
| 11 | Rwanda | 15.74 | 2020 |
| 12 | Angola | 14.93 | 2014 |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 14.76 | 2019 |
| 14 | Zambia | 12.32 | 2019 |
| 15 | Liberia | 11.65 | 2017 |
| 16 | The Gambia | 11.48 | 2018 |
| 17 | Algeria | 10.93 | 2017 |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 10.42 | 2019 |
| 19 | Morocco | 10.32 | 2012 |
| 20 | Comoros | 9.30 | 2014 |
| 21 | Mauritius | 8.91 | 2020 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 8.31 | 2017 |
| 23 | Niger | 8.09 | 2017 |
| 24 | Nigeria | 7.88 | 2019 |
| 25 | Uganda | 6.63 | 2017 |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 6.45 | 2018 |
| 27 | Mozambique | 6.15 | 2015 |
| 28 | Egypt | 6.02 | 2020 |
| 29 | Guinea | 6.00 | 2019 |
| 30 | Tanzania | 4.96 | 2014 |
| 31 | Togo | 4.78 | 2017 |
| 32 | Kenya | 4.14 | 2019 |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 4.10 | 2018 |
| 34 | Ghana | 3.46 | 2017 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3.34 | 2019 |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 3.20 | 2013 |
| 37 | Burundi | 3.17 | 2014 |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.65 | 2018 |
| 39 | Cameroon | 2.58 | 2014 |
| 40 | Seychelles | 2.30 | 2017 |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.24 | 2017 |
| 42 | Mali | 2.15 | 2018 |
| 43 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 2.07 | 2012 |
| 44 | Madagascar | 1.14 | 2015 |
| 45 | Chad | 1.06 | 2018 |
| 46 | Malawi | 1.00 | 2020 |
| 47 | Benin | 0.83 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
