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Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.8% of total labor force with advanced education
Median: 4.9% of total labor force with advanced education
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
Angola
28.8% of total labor force with advanced education
Lowest
Tajikistan
0.2% of total labor force with advanced education
Top 5 Countries
1Angola28.8% of total labor force with advanced education
2Haiti26.8% of total labor force with advanced education
3Jordan26.6% of total labor force with advanced education
4Morocco25.9% of total labor force with advanced education
5Republic of the Congo25.8% of total labor force with advanced education
By Region
Africa13.7% of total labor force with advanced education(9 countries)
Other7.3% of total labor force with advanced education(108 countries)
Asia7.2% of total labor force with advanced education(25 countries)
South America4.7% of total labor force with advanced education(7 countries)
Europe3.7% of total labor force with advanced education(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2% of total labor force with advanced education)High (28.8% of total labor force with advanced education)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.8% of total labor force with advanced education)
Africa (9)
Other (108)
Asia (25)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 28.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 2 | Haiti | 26.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 3 | Jordan | 26.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 4 | Morocco | 25.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 5 | Republic of the Congo | 25.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 6 | State of Palestine | 25.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 7 | Eswatini | 22.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 8 | Sudan | 22.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 9 | Tunisia | 21.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 10 | Botswana | 19.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 11 | Lesotho | 19.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 12 | Iraq | 18.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 13 | Cameroon | 18.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 14 | Guinea | 17.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 15 | Djibouti | 16.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 16 | Somalia | 15.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 17 | Yemen | 14.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 14.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 19 | Lebanon | 14.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 20 | Mali | 14.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 21 | Senegal | 13.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 22 | India | 13.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 23 | Egypt | 13.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 24 | South Africa | 12.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 25 | Mauritania | 12.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 26 | Namibia | 12.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 27 | Rwanda | 11.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 28 | Malawi | 11.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 29 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 30 | Pakistan | 11.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 31 | Comoros | 11.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 10.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 33 | Republic of The Gambia | 10.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 34 | Curaçao | 10.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 10.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 37 | Benin | 10.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 38 | Uganda | 9.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 39 | Afghanistan | 9.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 40 | Algeria | 9.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 41 | Mozambique | 9.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 9.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 43 | Burundi | 9.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 44 | Nigeria | 9.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 45 | Türkiye | 9.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 46 | Zambia | 9.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 47 | Ukraine | 9.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 48 | Colombia | 9.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 49 | Georgia | 8.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 50 | Madagascar | 8.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 51 | Liberia | 8.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 52 | Nepal | 8.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 53 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 54 | Chad | 7.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 56 | Chile | 7.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 57 | Kenya | 7.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 58 | Montenegro | 7.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 59 | Armenia | 7.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 61 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 62 | Greece | 7.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 7.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 7.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 65 | Togo | 7.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 66 | Panama | 7.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 67 | Belize | 7.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 68 | Saint Lucia | 6.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 69 | Albania | 6.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 70 | San Marino | 6.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 71 | South Sudan | 6.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 72 | Spain | 6.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 6.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 74 | Monaco | 6.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 75 | Guyana | 6.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 6.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 77 | Serbia | 5.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 78 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 5.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 79 | Bhutan | 5.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 80 | Venezuela | 5.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 81 | Ghana | 5.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 82 | Ecuador | 5.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 83 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 86 | Canada | 5.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 88 | Honduras | 5.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 5.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 90 | Finland | 5.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 91 | France | 5.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 92 | Fiji | 5.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 4.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 94 | Sierra Leone | 4.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 95 | Peru | 4.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 96 | Sweden | 4.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 4.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 98 | Denmark | 4.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 99 | Estonia | 4.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 100 | Niger | 4.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 101 | Oman | 4.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 102 | Mongolia | 4.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 103 | Portugal | 4.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 4.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 105 | Bolivia | 4.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 106 | Bermuda | 4.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 107 | Grenada | 4.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 108 | Papua New Guinea | 4.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 109 | Lithuania | 4.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 110 | Austria | 4.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 111 | Cyprus | 4.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 112 | People's Republic of China | 3.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 3.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 114 | Mauritius | 3.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 115 | Suriname | 3.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 116 | El Salvador | 3.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 117 | Indonesia | 3.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 118 | Latvia | 3.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 3.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 120 | Malaysia | 3.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 121 | Switzerland | 3.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 122 | United Kingdom | 3.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 123 | Italy | 3.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 125 | Philippines | 3.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 126 | Singapore | 3.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 127 | Croatia | 3.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 128 | Ireland | 3.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 129 | Belgium | 3.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 130 | Brazil | 3.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 131 | Mexico | 3.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 132 | Samoa | 3.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 133 | Guatemala | 3.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 134 | Bahamas | 3.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 135 | New Zealand | 3.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 136 | Tuvalu | 3.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 137 | United States of America | 2.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 138 | Barbados | 2.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 139 | Hong Kong | 2.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 140 | Kiribati | 2.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 141 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 143 | Paraguay | 2.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 144 | South Korea | 2.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 145 | Norway | 2.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 2.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 147 | Maldives | 2.6% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 148 | Netherlands | 2.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 149 | Germany | 2.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 150 | Cayman Islands | 2.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 151 | Japan | 2.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 152 | Australia | 2.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 153 | Bahrain | 2.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 154 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 155 | Israel | 2.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 156 | Malta | 2.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 157 | Timor-Leste | 2.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 158 | Vietnam | 2.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 159 | Nauru | 2.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 160 | Iceland | 2.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 161 | Vanuatu | 2.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 162 | Belarus | 2.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 163 | Slovenia | 2.1% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 164 | Slovakia | 2.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 165 | Uruguay | 1.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 166 | Romania | 1.9% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 167 | Hungary | 1.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | 1.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 169 | Seychelles | 1.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 170 | Thailand | 1.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 171 | Jamaica | 1.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 172 | Uzbekistan | 1.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 173 | Cuba | 1.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 174 | Macao | 1.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 175 | Russian Federation | 1.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 176 | Bulgaria | 1.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 177 | Poland | 1.4% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 178 | Czech Republic | 1.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 179 | Cambodia | 1.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 1.0% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 182 | Myanmar | 0.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 183 | Greenland | 0.8% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 184 | Argentina | 0.7% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 185 | Palau | 0.5% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.3% of total labor force with advanced education |
| 187 | Tajikistan | 0.2% of total labor force with advanced education |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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