Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, South Africa has the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education) (30.67% in 2024) and Cambodia the lowest (0.92% in 2019).
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).
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 30.67% | 2024 |
| 2 | Angola | 27.54% | 2024 |
| 3 | West Bank and Gaza | 24.19% | 2025 |
| 4 | Montenegro | 17.82% | 2020 |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 13.83% | 2024 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 10.9% | 2023 |
| 7 | Spain | 9.96% | 2025 |
| 8 | Albania | 9.95% | 2024 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 9.89% | 2021 |
| 10 | Georgia | 9.21% | 2024 |
| 11 | Canada | 8.98% | 2025 |
| 12 | Finland | 8.97% | 2024 |
| 13 | Greece | 8.97% | 2024 |
| 14 | Chile | 8.96% | 2025 |
| 15 | Lithuania | 8.9% | 2024 |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.89% | 2024 |
| 17 | Panama | 8.88% | 2024 |
| 18 | Latvia | 8.65% | 2024 |
| 19 | Armenia | 8.42% | 2023 |
| 20 | Estonia | 8.41% | 2024 |
| 21 | Bhutan | 8.41% | 2024 |
| 22 | Pakistan | 8.06% | 2025 |
| 23 | France | 7.93% | 2024 |
| 24 | Türkiye | 7.8% | 2024 |
| 25 | Colombia | 7.78% | 2025 |
| 26 | Kosovo | 7.75% | 2024 |
| 27 | Ghana | 7.75% | 2024 |
| 28 | Uruguay | 7.57% | 2024 |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 7.57% | 2025 |
| 30 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 7.4% | 2024 |
| 31 | Serbia | 7.24% | 2024 |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 7.07% | 2024 |
| 33 | Mongolia | 7.07% | 2024 |
| 34 | Sweden | 6.21% | 2024 |
| 35 | Portugal | 6.12% | 2025 |
| 36 | Belgium | 5.98% | 2024 |
| 37 | Mali | 5.98% | 2024 |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 5.94% | 2025 |
| 39 | India | 5.79% | 2024 |
| 40 | Honduras | 5.63% | 2025 |
| 41 | United States | 5.59% | 2025 |
| 42 | Indonesia | 5.54% | 2023 |
| 43 | Cyprus | 5.5% | 2024 |
| 44 | Italy | 5.33% | 2024 |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 5.3% | 2023 |
| 46 | Austria | 5.28% | 2025 |
| 47 | Brazil | 5.26% | 2025 |
| 48 | Ireland | 5.06% | 2024 |
| 49 | Paraguay | 5.06% | 2017 |
| 50 | Croatia | 4.99% | 2024 |
| 51 | Denmark | 4.93% | 2024 |
| 52 | Singapore | 4.42% | 2024 |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.39% | 2024 |
| 54 | Australia | 4.27% | 2024 |
| 55 | New Zealand | 4.23% | 2020 |
| 56 | Peru | 4.19% | 2025 |
| 57 | Malaysia | 4.13% | 2022 |
| 58 | Romania | 4.12% | 2024 |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 4.09% | 2024 |
| 60 | Switzerland | 4.09% | 2024 |
| 61 | Hungary | 4.09% | 2024 |
| 62 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 3.97% | 2024 |
| 63 | Mauritius | 3.89% | 2024 |
| 64 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.88% | 2024 |
| 65 | Slovak Republic | 3.87% | 2024 |
| 66 | Slovenia | 3.83% | 2024 |
| 67 | Ecuador | 3.82% | 2025 |
| 68 | Belarus | 3.8% | 2024 |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 3.7% | 2025 |
| 70 | Azerbaijan | 3.68% | 2022 |
| 71 | Japan | 3.59% | 2020 |
| 72 | Israel | 3.17% | 2024 |
| 73 | Mexico | 3.16% | 2024 |
| 74 | Netherlands | 3.09% | 2024 |
| 75 | Jamaica | 3.08% | 2023 |
| 76 | Germany | 3.07% | 2024 |
| 77 | Poland | 3.02% | 2024 |
| 78 | Korea, Rep. | 2.92% | 2025 |
| 79 | Bolivia | 2.85% | 2024 |
| 80 | Malta | 2.81% | 2024 |
| 81 | El Salvador | 2.75% | 2024 |
| 82 | Russian Federation | 2.54% | 2024 |
| 83 | Iceland | 2.52% | 2024 |
| 84 | Norway | 2.42% | 2024 |
| 85 | Guatemala | 2.12% | 2024 |
| 86 | Viet Nam | 1.79% | 2024 |
| 87 | Argentina | 1.76% | 2024 |
| 88 | Czechia | 1.58% | 2024 |
| 89 | Moldova | 1.37% | 2024 |
| 90 | Thailand | 0.93% | 2024 |
| 91 | Cambodia | 0.92% | 2019 |
Regions and income groups
| Region or group | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Central Europe and the Baltics | 4.23% | 2024 |
| Early-demographic dividend | 9.12% | 2024 |
| Euro area | 7.04% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 6.42% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | 10.44% | 2021 |
| Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 5.95% | 2024 |
| European Union | 6.61% | 2024 |
| High income | 5.93% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 5.41% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD) | 5.7% | 2024 |
| North America | 6.19% | 2025 |
| OECD members | 6.46% | 2024 |
| Post-demographic dividend | 6.2% | 2024 |
| South Asia | 5.79% | 2024 |
| South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 5.79% | 2024 |
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- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SL.UEM.INTM.MA.ZS, 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 View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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