Angola: Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)

Key figures

How it compares

In 2024, Angola had the 2nd highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Angola in the 2024 ranking

• South Africa — 1st of 61: 33.91%
• North Macedonia — 3rd of 61: 12.81%
• Panama — 4th of 61: 12.03%
• Greece — 5th of 61: 11.79%

What this measures

The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Ghana — 7.72% (2024)
• Mali — 10.49% (2024)
• Mauritius — 6.22% (2024)
• South Africa — 33.91% (2024)

More social protection & labor data for Angola

• Net migration — -3,524 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 13,433 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 25,396 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 52.89% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 55.29% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 54.09% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 73.33% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Angola's unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)?

31.93% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 14.09 percentage points from 17.84% in 2004. The highest value was 49.77% in 2023 and the lowest 9.15% in 2009.

How does Angola rank?

2nd highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.INTM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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