OECD members - Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)

Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) in OECD members was 6.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 7.05 in 2013, while its lowest value was 4.22 in 2001.

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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Year Value
1998 5.49
1999 5.00
2000 4.54
2001 4.22
2002 5.18
2003 5.28
2004 5.84
2005 5.24
2006 4.31
2007 4.40
2008 4.46
2009 5.96
2010 6.19
2011 6.41
2012 6.78
2013 7.05
2014 7.03
2015 6.44
2016 6.27
2017 5.93
2018 5.79
2019 6.05
2020 6.41

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment