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Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate 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
8.0%
Median: 6.4%
Countries Covered
151
with available data
Highest
South Africa
33.9%
Lowest
Qatar
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa33.9%
2Angola31.9%
3Botswana29.5%
4State of Palestine27.1%
5Eswatini25.1%
By Region
Africa15.2%(8 countries)
Other9.2%(77 countries)
South America7.1%(7 countries)
Europe6.0%(32 countries)
Asia5.2%(21 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (33.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.0%)
Africa (8)
Other (77)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (21)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 33.9% |
| 2 | Angola | 31.9% |
| 3 | Botswana | 29.5% |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 27.1% |
| 5 | Eswatini | 25.1% |
| 6 | Morocco | 25.0% |
| 7 | Mozambique | 24.2% |
| 8 | Curaçao | 22.5% |
| 9 | Lesotho | 22.0% |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 20.6% |
| 11 | Senegal | 18.4% |
| 12 | Montenegro | 18.1% |
| 13 | Rwanda | 17.7% |
| 14 | Malawi | 17.3% |
| 15 | Saint Lucia | 16.1% |
| 16 | Somalia | 15.9% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 14.3% |
| 18 | Iraq | 13.4% |
| 19 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.8% |
| 20 | Tunisia | 12.6% |
| 21 | Spain | 12.4% |
| 22 | Panama | 12.0% |
| 23 | New Caledonia | 11.8% |
| 24 | Greece | 11.8% |
| 25 | Sudan | 11.6% |
| 26 | Cameroon | 11.4% |
| 27 | Republic of The Gambia | 11.4% |
| 28 | Colombia | 11.4% |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 11.3% |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.1% |
| 31 | Zambia | 10.9% |
| 32 | Albania | 10.6% |
| 33 | Mali | 10.5% |
| 34 | Türkiye | 10.4% |
| 35 | Ukraine | 10.1% |
| 36 | Bhutan | 9.8% |
| 37 | Bahamas | 9.8% |
| 38 | Chile | 9.7% |
| 39 | Pakistan | 9.7% |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 9.5% |
| 41 | Afghanistan | 9.5% |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 9.4% |
| 43 | Lithuania | 9.3% |
| 44 | Tuvalu | 9.2% |
| 45 | Jordan | 9.1% |
| 46 | Armenia | 9.0% |
| 47 | Canada | 8.4% |
| 48 | Finland | 8.4% |
| 49 | Estonia | 8.4% |
| 50 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 8.3% |
| 51 | Uruguay | 8.3% |
| 52 | France | 8.2% |
| 53 | Latvia | 8.0% |
| 54 | Honduras | 7.9% |
| 55 | Georgia | 7.8% |
| 56 | Ghana | 7.7% |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 7.7% |
| 58 | Serbia | 7.6% |
| 59 | Brazil | 7.6% |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.5% |
| 61 | Barbados | 7.4% |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 7.4% |
| 63 | Portugal | 7.3% |
| 64 | Samoa | 7.3% |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 7.3% |
| 66 | Grenada | 7.3% |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 7.2% |
| 68 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.1% |
| 69 | Mongolia | 7.1% |
| 70 | Fiji | 7.1% |
| 71 | Comoros | 7.0% |
| 72 | Burundi | 7.0% |
| 73 | Chad | 6.6% |
| 74 | Kenya | 6.5% |
| 75 | Sweden | 6.4% |
| 76 | Italy | 6.4% |
| 77 | Belgium | 6.3% |
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.3% |
| 79 | Mauritius | 6.2% |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 6.2% |
| 81 | India | 5.9% |
| 82 | Cyprus | 5.8% |
| 83 | Indonesia | 5.8% |
| 84 | Peru | 5.7% |
| 85 | San Marino | 5.7% |
| 86 | Togo | 5.6% |
| 87 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.5% |
| 88 | Uganda | 5.5% |
| 89 | Egypt | 5.5% |
| 90 | Denmark | 5.5% |
| 91 | Croatia | 5.4% |
| 92 | United States of America | 5.4% |
| 93 | United Kingdom | 5.4% |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 5.4% |
| 95 | Ireland | 5.3% |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 5.1% |
| 97 | Vanuatu | 5.0% |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 5.0% |
| 99 | Ecuador | 5.0% |
| 100 | Niger | 5.0% |
| 101 | New Zealand | 4.9% |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.8% |
| 103 | Austria | 4.7% |
| 104 | Benin | 4.6% |
| 105 | Nauru | 4.6% |
| 106 | Philippines | 4.6% |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5% |
| 108 | Slovakia | 4.5% |
| 109 | Romania | 4.4% |
| 110 | Hungary | 4.3% |
| 111 | Australia | 4.3% |
| 112 | Singapore | 4.3% |
| 113 | Slovenia | 4.1% |
| 114 | Malaysia | 4.1% |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | 4.1% |
| 116 | Jamaica | 4.0% |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 4.0% |
| 118 | El Salvador | 3.9% |
| 119 | Kiribati | 3.8% |
| 120 | Switzerland | 3.8% |
| 121 | Nigeria | 3.5% |
| 122 | Belarus | 3.5% |
| 123 | Poland | 3.4% |
| 124 | Malta | 3.4% |
| 125 | Bolivia | 3.3% |
| 126 | Netherlands | 3.3% |
| 127 | Mexico | 3.2% |
| 128 | Japan | 3.2% |
| 129 | Oman | 3.2% |
| 130 | Israel | 3.2% |
| 131 | Guatemala | 3.1% |
| 132 | Timor-Leste | 3.1% |
| 133 | Hong Kong | 3.1% |
| 134 | Tonga | 2.9% |
| 135 | Germany | 2.8% |
| 136 | United Arab Emirates | 2.8% |
| 137 | Iceland | 2.7% |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 2.7% |
| 139 | South Korea | 2.6% |
| 140 | Seychelles | 2.4% |
| 141 | Norway | 2.3% |
| 142 | Palau | 2.0% |
| 143 | Argentina | 2.0% |
| 144 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.0% |
| 145 | Czech Republic | 2.0% |
| 146 | Vietnam | 1.7% |
| 147 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.2% |
| 148 | Thailand | 1.0% |
| 149 | Myanmar | 0.4% |
| 150 | Cambodia | 0.3% |
| 151 | Qatar | 0.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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