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Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.

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Key Insights

Global Average
6.7%
Median: 4.7%
Countries Covered
148
with available data
Highest
Angola
28.8%
Lowest
Qatar
0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Angola28.8%
2Jordan26.6%
3Morocco25.9%
4State of Palestine25.8%
5Eswatini22.5%
By Region
Africa14.2%(8 countries)
Other7.5%(74 countries)
Asia7.1%(21 countries)
South America4.9%(7 countries)
Europe3.7%(32 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.3%)High (28.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.7%)

Africa (8)
Other (74)
Asia (21)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Angola28.8%
2Jordan26.6%
3Morocco25.9%
4State of Palestine25.8%
5Eswatini22.5%
6Sudan22.4%
7Tunisia21.7%
8Botswana19.9%
9Lesotho19.7%
10Iraq18.8%
11Cameroon18.8%
12Pakistan16.1%
13Somalia15.1%
14Burkina Faso14.7%
15Mali14.2%
16Senegal13.6%
17India13.5%
18Egypt13.2%
19South Africa12.8%
20Rwanda11.4%
21Malawi11.4%
22Islamic Republic of Iran11.3%
23Comoros11.0%
24Bangladesh10.9%
25Republic of The Gambia10.7%
26Curaçao10.6%
27Ethiopia10.6%
28Cote d'Ivoire10.5%
29Benin10.3%
30Uganda9.9%
31Afghanistan9.8%
32Colombia9.8%
33Mozambique9.3%
34Puerto Rico9.3%
35Burundi9.2%
36Nigeria9.2%
37Türkiye9.1%
38Zambia9.1%
39Ukraine9.0%
40Georgia8.5%
41Bosnia and Herzegovina7.9%
42Chad7.7%
43Zimbabwe7.7%
44Kenya7.7%
45Montenegro7.5%
46Armenia7.5%
47The Republic of North Macedonia7.3%
48Greece7.3%
49Chile7.1%
50Togo7.1%
51Panama7.0%
52Spain6.9%
53Saint Lucia6.7%
54Albania6.6%
55San Marino6.5%
56Sri Lanka6.2%
57Guinea-Bissau6.1%
58Serbia5.9%
59Ecuador5.8%
60Honduras5.8%
61Bhutan5.8%
62Ghana5.7%
63Peru5.6%
64United Republic of Tanzania5.5%
65Democratic Republic of the Congo5.5%
66Brunei Darussalam5.3%
67Saudi Arabia5.1%
68Costa Rica5.1%
69Finland5.1%
70France5.0%
71Fiji5.0%
72Canada4.9%
73Luxembourg4.9%
74Sweden4.8%
75Denmark4.7%
76Estonia4.7%
77Portugal4.7%
78Niger4.6%
79Oman4.5%
80Mongolia4.5%
81Bolivia4.4%
82Grenada4.2%
83Papua New Guinea4.2%
84Lithuania4.1%
85Cyprus4.0%
86Austria3.9%
87New Caledonia3.8%
88Mauritius3.7%
89El Salvador3.6%
90Brazil3.6%
91Indonesia3.6%
92Latvia3.5%
93Dominican Republic3.5%
94Malaysia3.5%
95Switzerland3.4%
96Italy3.4%
97Philippines3.4%
98Singapore3.3%
99Croatia3.3%
100Ireland3.3%
101Belgium3.2%
102Mexico3.2%
103Samoa3.2%
104Guatemala3.2%
105Bahamas3.1%
106New Zealand3.0%
107Barbados2.9%
108Hong Kong2.9%
109Kiribati2.8%
110Lao People's Democratic Republic2.8%
111Trinidad and Tobago2.8%
112South Korea2.7%
113United Kingdom2.7%
114Norway2.7%
115United Arab Emirates2.7%
116United States of America2.6%
117Netherlands2.5%
118Germany2.5%
119Japan2.5%
120Australia2.5%
121Moldova, Republic of2.4%
122Israel2.4%
123Malta2.3%
124Timor-Leste2.3%
125Vietnam2.3%
126Nauru2.3%
127Iceland2.3%
128Vanuatu2.1%
129Belarus2.1%
130Slovenia2.1%
131Slovakia2.0%
132Uruguay1.9%
133Romania1.9%
134Hungary1.8%
135Marshall Islands1.8%
136Seychelles1.7%
137Thailand1.7%
138Jamaica1.7%
139Uzbekistan1.5%
140Russian Federation1.5%
141Bulgaria1.5%
142Poland1.4%
143Czech Republic1.2%
144Tonga0.8%
145Myanmar0.8%
146Argentina0.7%
147Palau0.5%
148Qatar0.3%
Showing 148 of 148 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).

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