Unemployment Rate for Persons with Basic Education

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. Montenegro increased 26.5points of Unemployment Rate for Persons with Basic Education in 2019, compared to the previous year.
  2. Since 2014 South Africa Unemployment Rate for Persons with Basic Education was up 2points year on year reaching 34.92 Percent of Labor Force With Basic Education.
  3. In 2019 Montenegro was ranked number 5 in Unemployment Rate for Persons with Basic Education.
  4. In 2019 Kosovo was number 2 in Unemployment Rate for Persons with Basic Education attaining 31.96 Percent of Labor Force With Basic Education, compared to 91 in 2018.

Top Countries in Unemployment Rate for Persons with Basic Education

Percent of Labor Force With Basic Education - 1990 to 2020

# 109 Countries Percent of Labor Force With Basic Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
South Africa
34.92 % 2019 +7.0 % +2.0 % View data
2 #2
Kosovo
31.96 % 2019 NA -6.9 % View data
3 #3
Slovakia
30.93 % 2019 +3.9 % -5.5 % View data
4 #4
Malawi
29.60 % 2017 NA NA View data
5 #5
Montenegro
25.70 % 2019 +26.5 % -4.4 % View data
6 #6
Macedonia
22.72 % 2019 -2.6 % -6.4 % View data
7 #7
Palestine
22.51 % 2019 -6.3 % +2.4 % View data
8 #8
Armenia
20.99 % 2019 +2.1 % +16.8 % View data
9 #9
Sweden
20.59 % 2019 +10.1 % +1.5 % View data
10 #10
Greece
20.29 % 2019 -7.0 % -6.1 % View data
11 #11
Spain
19.91 % 2019 -7.7 % -9.7 % View data
12 #12
Namibia
19.53 % 2019 +11.6 % -2.7 % View data
13 #13
Lithuania
18.12 % 2019 +5.8 % -9.3 % View data
14 #14
Canada
16.74 % 2020 +44.4 % +3.2 % View data
15 #15
Finland
16.04 % 2019 +1.1 % -1.4 % View data
16 #16
France
15.57 % 2019 -2.1 % -2.1 % View data
17 #17
Bosnia and Herzegovina
15.01 % 2019 -25.4 % -13.2 % View data
18 #18
Rwanda
14.74 % 2019 +4.1 % +74.9 % View data
19 #19
Samoa
14.57 % 2017 NA +6.9 % View data
20 #20
Brazil
14.44 % 2019 -1.4 % +17.1 % View data
21 #21
Latvia
13.75 % 2019 -14.7 % -10.4 % View data
22 #22
Italy
13.68 % 2019 -5.5 % -3.6 % View data
23 #23
Turkey
13.10 % 2019 +30.9 % +7.1 % View data
24 #24
Bulgaria
12.80 % 2019 -14.7 % -14.3 % View data
25 #25
Yemen
12.75 % 2014 NA -11.4 % View data
26 #26
Costa Rica
12.59 % 2019 +23.4 % +4.4 % View data
27 #27
Argentina
12.30 % 2019 +11.0 % +7.5 % View data
28 #28
United States
11.72 % 2020 +117.0 % +8.6 % View data
29 #29
Belgium
11.71 % 2019 -5.3 % -5.2 % View data
30 #30
Georgia
11.27 % 2019 +7.4 % -2.5 % View data
31 #31
Uruguay
11.10 % 2019 +12.5 % +7.1 % View data
32 #32
Laos
11.02 % 2017 NA NA View data
33 #33
Uganda
10.99 % 2017 NA +21.7 % View data
34 #34
Russia
10.85 % 2019 -14.5 % -3.9 % View data
35 #35
Czech Republic
10.70 % 2019 +0.6 % -13.5 % View data
36 #36
Serbia
10.58 % 2019 -13.8 % -10.4 % View data
37 #37
Austria
10.57 % 2019 -6.5 % -1.3 % View data
38 #38
Nepal
10.44 % 2017 NA NA View data
39 #39
Cape Verde
10.42 % 2019 +12.7 % -25.0 % View data
40 #40
Ukraine
9.95 % 2019 -3.5 % -6.0 % View data
41 #41
Estonia
9.81 % 2019 -4.7 % -5.2 % View data
42 #42
Hungary
9.66 % 2019 -5.8 % -12.2 % View data
43 #43
Slovenia
9.33 % 2019 +10.9 % -8.9 % View data
44 #44
Croatia
9.09 % 2019 -19.6 % -18.5 % View data
45 #45
Brunei
8.89 % 2019 -0.7 % +1.0 % View data
46 #46
Mongolia
8.86 % 2019 +200.3 % +18.8 % View data
47 #47
Luxembourg
8.80 % 2019 +5.1 % -2.7 % View data
48 #48
Ireland
8.63 % 2019 -11.1 % -14.9 % View data
49 #49
Denmark
8.40 % 2019 -2.4 % -5.9 % View data
50 #50
Poland
8.26 % 2019 -16.1 % -15.2 % View data
51 #51
Niger
8.09 % 2017 NA NA View data
52 #52
Norway
7.99 % 2019 -3.7 % +1.1 % View data
53 #53
Switzerland
7.98 % 2019 -1.1 % -1.5 % View data
54 #54
Germany
7.89 % 2019 -10.2 % -7.6 % View data
55 #55
Colombia
7.79 % 2019 +17.0 % +3.1 % View data
56 #56
Cyprus
7.54 % 2019 -21.2 % -17.4 % View data
57 #57
Moldova
6.86 % 2019 +32.4 % +11.7 % View data
58 #58
Israel
6.84 % 2019 -5.3 % -8.3 % View data
59 #59
Portugal
6.63 % 2019 -7.3 % -15.1 % View data
60 #60
United Kingdom
6.52 % 2019 +3.3 % -10.1 % View data
61 #61
Chile
6.45 % 2019 -6.4 % -0.3 % View data
62 #62
Romania
5.87 % 2019 +5.6 % -2.0 % View data
63 #63
Albania
5.82 % 2019 -8.5 % -17.3 % View data
64 #64
Netherlands
5.73 % 2019 -11.0 % -13.7 % View data
65 #65
Iceland
5.72 % 2019 +26.3 % -3.9 % View data
66 #66
Dominican Republic
5.70 % 2019 -0.3 % -1.4 % View data
67 #67
Mauritius
5.60 % 2019 +44.7 % -2.7 % View data
68 #68
Honduras
5.13 % 2019 -3.8 % -6.9 % View data
69 #69
Belize
5.09 % 2019 -11.5 % -9.9 % View data
70 #70
Egypt
5.03 % 2019 +22.4 % -15.3 % View data
71 #71
Cayman Islands
5.03 % 2019 -5.4 % -7.9 % View data
72 #72
Paraguay
4.96 % 2019 -0.4 % +1.1 % View data
73 #73
Tanzania
4.96 % 2014 +53.9 % NA View data
74 #74
Togo
4.78 % 2017 NA NA View data
75 #75
Nicaragua
4.66 % 2014 NA NA View data
76 #76
Malta
4.59 % 2019 -13.4 % -12.7 % View data
77 #77
San Marino
4.46 % 2016 NA NA View data
78 #78
East Timor
4.35 % 2016 NA NA View data
79 #79
Panama
4.26 % 2019 +32.7 % +8.4 % View data
80 #80
Ghana
4.22 % 2019 +2.5 % NA View data
81 #81
Philippines
4.15 % 2019 -4.0 % -5.0 % View data
82 #82
Pakistan
3.86 % 2018 NA +8.8 % View data
83 #83
India
3.85 % 2019 -7.9 % NA View data
84 #84
Mali
3.64 % 2019 +69.5 % -12.6 % View data
85 #85
Bangladesh
3.45 % 2017 +6.8 % NA View data
86 #86
El Salvador
3.39 % 2019 -9.6 % -2.3 % View data
87 #87
Trinidad and Tobago
3.30 % 2019 -2.4 % +2.4 % View data
88 #88
Mexico
3.22 % 2019 +6.6 % -7.6 % View data
89 #89
Bolivia
3.16 % 2019 +26.9 % +12.0 % View data
90 #90
Guatemala
2.76 % 2019 -4.5 % -5.2 % View data
91 #91
Peru
2.74 % 2019 +21.8 % +3.0 % View data
92 #92
Sri Lanka
2.66 % 2019 -4.0 % -3.0 % View data
93 #93
Singapore
2.65 % 2019 -11.4 % NA View data
94 #94
Fiji
2.58 % 2016 NA -1.9 % View data
95 #95
Cameroon
2.58 % 2014 NA NA View data
96 #96
Indonesia
2.40 % 2019 -19.5 % -4.0 % View data
97 #97
Seychelles
2.30 % 2017 +100.0 % -19.1 % View data
98 #98
Ivory Coast
2.24 % 2017 -47.8 % -21.5 % View data
99 #99
Ecuador
2.08 % 2019 +3.0 % -2.2 % View data
100 #100
Malaysia
2.07 % 2016 +8.9 % NA View data
101 #101
Liberia
1.97 % 2019 -10.5 % +1.7 % View data
102 #102
Vietnam
1.71 % 2020 -3.9 % +6.6 % View data
103 #103
Kenya
1.59 % 2016 NA NA View data
104 #104
Saudi Arabia
1.17 % 2014 NA -14.6 % View data
105 #105
United Arab Emirates
1.16 % 2017 NA NA View data
106 #106
Madagascar
1.14 % 2015 NA NA View data
107 #107
Thailand
0.55 % 2019 -9.8 % +1.9 % View data
108 #108
Myanmar
0.28 % 2019 -51.7 % -21.6 % View data
109 #109
Cambodia
0.21 % 2019 -17.4 % -14.9 % View data

Source: World Bank

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