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

Türkiye: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 23.0%
World rank
25th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2009
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye, 2000–2019

00.050.10.152000200920192000: 0.091 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.112 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.132 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.122 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.138 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.125 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.119 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.119 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.124 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.158 % of labor force with high education in working age2010: 0.136 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.115 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.109 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.113 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.113 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.117 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.124 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.125 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.123 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.152 % of labor force with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 0.2% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019.

That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye peaked at 0.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

Türkiye ranks 25th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Türkiye, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% +23.0%
2002 0.1% +17.6%
2003 0.1% -8.0%
2004 0.1% +13.3%
2005 0.1% -9.1%
2006 0.1% -5.3%
2007 0.1% +0.6%
2008 0.1% +4.1%
2009 0.2% +27.1%
2010 0.1% -13.6%
2011 0.1% -15.7%
2012 0.1% -4.8%
2013 0.1% +3.5%
2014 0.1% -0.6%
2015 0.1% +3.5%
2016 0.1% +6.2%
2017 0.1% +1.2%
2018 0.1% -1.6%
2019 0.2% +23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Türkiye was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Türkiye rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Türkiye ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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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