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Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Education Statistics > Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Tajikistan :
83.2 %
1997 ...
#2
Zimbabwe :
81.8 %
1999 ...
#3
Armenia :
81.5 %
2004 ...
#4
Bahamas, The :
77.1 %
2003 ...
#5
Poland :
75.4 %
2004 ...
#6
Barbados :
71.9 %
2003 ...
#7
Czech Republic :
71.8 %
2004 ...
#8
Slovakia :
71.7 %
2004 ...
#9
Latvia :
68.5 %
2004 ...
#10
Lithuania :
68.5 %
2004 ...
#11
Croatia :
68.4 %
2004 ...
#12
Kyrgyzstan :
67.8 %
2002 ...
#13
Romania :
66.9 %
2004 ...
#14
Suriname :
66 %
1997 ...
#15
Slovenia :
63.9 %
2004 ...
#16
Estonia :
62.1 %
2004 ...
#17
Peru :
61.4 %
2004 ...
#18
Ethiopia :
61.3 %
1999 ...
#19
Hungary :
61.2 %
2003 ...
#20
Germany :
60.5 %
2004 ...
#21
Chile :
59 %
2003 ...
#22
Sweden :
58.1 %
2004 ...
#23
Georgia :
57.6 %
2004 ...
#24
Austria :
55.7 %
2003 ...
#25
Norway :
54.7 %
2004 ...
#26
Switzerland :
54.5 %
2004 ...
#27
Ukraine :
54.3 %
2004 ...
#28
Korea, South :
53.4 %
2004 ...
#29
Japan :
53.4 %
2001 ...
#30
Kazakhstan :
53.2 %
2003 ...
#31
Colombia :
52.9 %
2003 ...
#32
Bulgaria :
50.9 %
2004 ...
#33
Greece :
50 %
2002 ...
#34
Israel :
48.8 %
2003 ...
#35
Malaysia :
48.8 %
2003 ...
#36
New Zealand :
48.8 %
2004 ...
#37
Ecuador :
47.7 %
2004 ...
#38
Thailand :
47.2 %
2004 ...
#39
Denmark :
46.6 %
2004 ...
#40
Finland :
46.3 %
2004 ...
#41
Mongolia :
45.8 %
2004 ...
#42
United Kingdom :
44.4 %
2003 ...
#43
Saudi Arabia :
43.9 %
2005 ...
#44
Russia :
41.6 %
1999 ...
#45
Italy :
41.4 %
2002 ...
#46
India :
41.1 %
2003 ...
#47
Bahrain :
41.1 %
2004 ...
#48
South Africa :
41 %
2003 ...
#49
Belarus :
40.6 %
2004 ...
#50
Trinidad and Tobago :
40.5 %
2002 ...
#51
France :
39.9 %
2004 ...
#52
Kuwait :
39.9 %
2002 ...
#53
Hong Kong :
39.4 %
2004 ...
#54
Argentina :
38.5 %
2003 ...
#55
Albania :
38.4 %
2002 ...
#56
Belgium :
38.1 %
2003 ...
#57
Tunisia :
37.4 %
2003 ...
#58
Panama :
37.3 %
2003 ...
#59
Iran :
37.1 %
2002 ...
#60
Indonesia :
36.6 %
2001 ...
#61
Luxembourg :
36 %
2003 ...
#62
Oman :
35.3 %
1996 ...
#63
Netherlands :
35.1 %
2002 ...
#64
Cyprus :
34.6 %
2003 ...
#65
United States :
34.3 %
2003 ...
#66
Australia :
32.7 %
2004 ...
#67
Bolivia :
32.5 %
2000 ...
#68
Azerbaijan :
31.4 %
2004 ...
#69
Uruguay :
31.3 %
2002 ...
#70
Dominican Republic :
31.1 %
1997 ...
#71
Canada :
30.8 %
2003 ...
#72
San Marino :
30.3 %
2003 ...
#73
Mexico :
30.1 %
2003 ...
#74
Qatar :
28.8 %
1997 ...
#75
Saint Lucia :
28.5 %
2000 ...
#76
Mauritius :
28.2 %
2003 ...
#77
Turkey :
28.1 %
2005 ...
#78
Singapore :
25 %
2003 ...
#79
Djibouti :
25 %
1991 ...
#80
Ireland :
24.9 %
2004 ...
#81
Nicaragua :
24.8 %
2002 ...
#82
Rwanda :
24.1 %
2000 ...
#83
Costa Rica :
24.1 %
2004 ...
#84
Venezuela :
24 %
1999 ...
#85
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
23.9 %
1991 ...
#86
Botswana :
23.8 %
2001 ...
#87
New Caledonia :
23.7 %
1996 ...
#88
El Salvador :
23.4 %
1998 ...
#89
United Arab Emirates :
23 %
1995 ...
#90
Bangladesh :
22.7 %
2000 ...
#91
Iceland :
22.6 %
2002 ...
#92
Chad :
22.5 %
1993 ...
#93
Honduras :
22.4 %
1998 ...
#94
Algeria :
20.7 %
1995 ...
#95
Spain :
20.4 %
2003 ...
#96
Brazil :
20.2 %
1999 ...
#97
Morocco :
20.14 %
2005 ...
#98
Burkina Faso :
19.3 %
2000 ...
#99
Madagascar :
18.8 %
2002 ...
#100
Belize :
15.3 %
1999 ...
#101
Jordan :
14.8 %
1996 ...
#102
Portugal :
14.6 %
2003 ...
#103
Macau :
14.5 %
2004 ...
#104
Malta :
12.7 %
1999 ...
#105
Guatemala :
12.3 %
1998 ...
#106
Pakistan :
12.3 %
2002 ...
#107
Syria :
10.3 %
2002 ...
#108
Netherlands Antilles :
9.3 %
2000 ...
#109
Gabon :
8.8 %
1993 ...
#110
Jamaica :
5.4 %
2004 ...
#111
Aruba :
4.9 %
1997 ...
#112
Brunei :
4.2 %
2003 ...
#113
Central African Republic :
3.9 %
1995 ...
#114
Dominica :
1.8 %
1997 ...
Weighted average:
38.8 %
DEFINITION: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
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