Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in India

India: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
36th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in India, 1983–2019

00.0250.050.0750.10.1251983200120191983: 0.095 % of labor force with high education in working age1987: 0.104 % of labor force with high education in working age1993: 0.088 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.079 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.079 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.07 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.063 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.056 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.057 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.118 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.119 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.123 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

India recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in India peaked at 0.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

That places India 36th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in India, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1983 0.1%
1987 0.1% +9.6%
1993 0.1% -15.6%
1999 0.1% -9.8%
2004 0.1% -0.6%
2005 0.1% -11.0%
2007 0.1% -9.5%
2009 0.1% -11.6%
2011 0.1% +1.3%
2017 0.1% +107.4%
2018 0.1% +0.9%
2019 0.1% +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in India?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in India was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
How does India rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
India ranks 36th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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