economic2025
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic 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
8.5% of total labor force with basic education
Median: 6.6% of total labor force with basic education
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Slovakia
40.1% of total labor force with basic education
Lowest
Qatar
0.0% of total labor force with basic education
Top 5 Countries
1Slovakia40.1% of total labor force with basic education
2South Africa39.3% of total labor force with basic education
3Eswatini37.9% of total labor force with basic education
4Djibouti34.8% of total labor force with basic education
5State of Palestine32.6% of total labor force with basic education
By Region
Europe12.1% of total labor force with basic education(32 countries)
Africa10.7% of total labor force with basic education(9 countries)
Other8.4% of total labor force with basic education(108 countries)
Oceania7.6% of total labor force with basic education(2 countries)
North America6.5% of total labor force with basic education(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of total labor force with basic education)High (40.1% of total labor force with basic education)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.5% of total labor force with basic education)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Other (108)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (24)
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 | Slovakia | 40.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 2 | South Africa | 39.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 3 | Eswatini | 37.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 4 | Djibouti | 34.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 5 | State of Palestine | 32.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 29.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 7 | Botswana | 26.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 8 | Sweden | 25.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 9 | Curaçao | 25.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 10 | Montenegro | 23.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 11 | Angola | 20.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 12 | Finland | 20.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 13 | Mauritania | 20.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 14 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 19.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | 18.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 16 | Jordan | 18.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 17 | New Caledonia | 18.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 18 | Haiti | 18.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 19 | Lesotho | 18.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 20 | Namibia | 17.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 21 | Lithuania | 17.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 22 | Latvia | 17.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 23 | Bahamas | 16.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 24 | Spain | 15.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 25 | Canada | 15.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 26 | Malawi | 14.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 27 | Romania | 14.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 28 | Estonia | 14.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 29 | Iraq | 14.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 31 | Tunisia | 14.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 32 | Greenland | 13.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 33 | Hungary | 13.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 13.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 35 | Austria | 13.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 36 | France | 13.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 37 | Somalia | 13.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 38 | Morocco | 13.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 39 | Guyana | 13.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 40 | Marshall Islands | 12.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 41 | Yemen | 12.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 12.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 43 | Bermuda | 12.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 12.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 45 | Ukraine | 11.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 46 | Belgium | 11.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 47 | Tuvalu | 11.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 11.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 49 | Croatia | 11.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 50 | Greece | 10.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 51 | Rwanda | 10.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 52 | Denmark | 10.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 10.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 10.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 56 | Norway | 10.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 57 | Mali | 10.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 58 | Armenia | 10.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 59 | South Sudan | 10.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 60 | Belize | 9.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 61 | Nepal | 9.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 62 | Uruguay | 9.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 63 | Sudan | 9.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 64 | Italy | 9.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 65 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 66 | Lebanon | 9.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 67 | Ireland | 9.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 68 | Suriname | 9.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 69 | Mozambique | 8.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 70 | Chile | 8.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 71 | Australia | 8.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 72 | Switzerland | 8.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 8.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 74 | Monaco | 8.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 75 | Serbia | 8.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 76 | Slovenia | 8.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 77 | Senegal | 7.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 78 | Belarus | 7.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 79 | Albania | 7.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 80 | Barbados | 7.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 81 | Türkiye | 7.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 83 | Colombia | 7.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 7.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 85 | Algeria | 7.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 86 | Brazil | 7.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 87 | Georgia | 6.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 88 | Germany | 6.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 89 | Panama | 6.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 90 | New Zealand | 6.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 91 | Grenada | 6.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 6.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 6.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 94 | United States of America | 6.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 95 | Iceland | 6.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 96 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 98 | Portugal | 6.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 99 | Pakistan | 6.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 6.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 101 | Netherlands | 6.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 6.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 103 | Guinea | 6.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 104 | Nauru | 5.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 105 | Mongolia | 5.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 106 | Cayman Islands | 5.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 107 | Cyprus | 5.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 109 | Maldives | 5.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 5.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 111 | Samoa | 5.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 112 | Paraguay | 5.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 114 | Mauritius | 5.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | 4.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 4.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 117 | Comoros | 4.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 118 | Liberia | 4.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 119 | Poland | 4.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 4.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 121 | Cameroon | 4.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 122 | Czech Republic | 4.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 123 | Israel | 4.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 124 | Cuba | 4.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 125 | Malta | 4.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 126 | Honduras | 4.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 128 | San Marino | 4.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 4.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 130 | Seychelles | 4.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 131 | Venezuela | 3.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 132 | Kenya | 3.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 133 | Vanuatu | 3.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 134 | Zambia | 3.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 135 | Fiji | 3.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 136 | Malaysia | 3.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 137 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 138 | Egypt | 3.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 139 | South Korea | 3.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 140 | Ghana | 3.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 3.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 142 | People's Republic of China | 3.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 143 | Hong Kong | 3.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 144 | Chad | 3.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 145 | Peru | 3.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 146 | Singapore | 2.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 147 | Bangladesh | 2.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 148 | Bhutan | 2.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | 2.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 150 | Kiribati | 2.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 151 | India | 2.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 152 | Macao | 2.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 153 | Mexico | 2.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 154 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 155 | Argentina | 2.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 156 | Timor-Leste | 2.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 157 | El Salvador | 2.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 158 | Indonesia | 2.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 159 | Guatemala | 2.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 160 | Philippines | 1.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 161 | Bolivia | 1.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 162 | Nigeria | 1.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 163 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 164 | Togo | 1.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 165 | Benin | 1.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 167 | Tonga | 1.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 168 | Uganda | 1.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 169 | Bahrain | 1.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 170 | Palau | 1.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 171 | Jamaica | 1.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 172 | Ecuador | 1.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 173 | Vietnam | 1.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 175 | Myanmar | 1.2% of total labor force with basic education |
| 176 | Madagascar | 1.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 177 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.1% of total labor force with basic education |
| 178 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% of total labor force with basic education |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% of total labor force with basic education |
| 180 | Niger | 0.8% of total labor force with basic education |
| 181 | Burundi | 0.7% of total labor force with basic education |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 0.6% of total labor force with basic education |
| 183 | Thailand | 0.5% of total labor force with basic education |
| 184 | Oman | 0.4% of total labor force with basic education |
| 185 | Cambodia | 0.3% of total labor force with basic education |
| 186 | Qatar | 0.0% of total labor force with basic education |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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