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Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) by country

Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Ukraine
Lowest
0.0%
Russia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,474

What the numbers show

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Ukraine; the lowest is 0.0% in Russia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.

Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 1,397.6%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Ukraine 1.0% 2014 up 101.8% rising
2 Kazakhstan 1.0% 2018 up 1,367.7% volatile
3 Slovakia 0.8% 2016 up 12.0% falling
4 Georgia 0.6% 2020 up 1,397.6% volatile
5 Bulgaria 0.6% 2016 up 64.4% rising
6 Kosovo 0.5% 2017 up 7.7% rising
6 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5% 2017 up 7.7% rising
8 Croatia 0.5% 2016 down 16.0% falling
9 Moldova 0.4% 2021 up 1,007.1% volatile
10 Germany 0.4% 2011 up 202.0% rising
11 Spain 0.4% 2016 up 149.9% rising
12 Latvia 0.4% 2016 up 6.0% rising
13 Slovenia 0.4% 2013 up 240.3% rising
14 Gambia 0.4% 2020 up 930.9% volatile
15 Estonia 0.4% 2016 up 87.2% rising
16 Hungary 0.4% 2016 down 12.9% rising
17 South Africa 0.3% 2020 up 19.6% rising
18 Italy 0.3% 2016 up 99.6% rising
19 Ireland 0.3% 2016 up 70.5% rising
20 Lithuania 0.3% 2016 down 27.2% volatile
21 Cyprus 0.3% 2016 up 468.6% volatile
22 Albania 0.3% 2019 up 151.5% volatile
23 Greece 0.3% 2016 up 196.4% volatile
24 Montenegro 0.3% 2010 up 57.3% rising
25 Sweden 0.3% 2016 up 161.7% rising
26 Djibouti 0.3% 2017 down 56.0% falling
27 Austria 0.3% 2003 up 470.5% volatile
28 Puerto Rico 0.2% 2005 down 8.3% volatile
29 Portugal 0.2% 2016 up 80.0% rising
30 North Macedonia 0.2% 2020 down 43.9% flat
31 France 0.2% 2016 up 14.0% rising
32 Jordan 0.2% 2016 up 20.3% falling
33 Rwanda 0.2% 2021 up 303.5% volatile
34 Namibia 0.2% 2015 down 19.3% falling
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% 2019 down 43.4% falling
36 Tunisia 0.2% 2015 up 47.9% falling
37 Poland 0.2% 2019 up 10.6% rising
38 Norway 0.2% 2016 up 227.9% volatile
39 Netherlands 0.2% 2016 up 109.8% rising
40 Belgium 0.1% 2003 up 75.6% rising
41 Brazil 0.1% 2021 up 95.0% rising
42 Serbia 0.1% 2018 down 42.5% falling
43 Belarus 0.1% 2010 down 32.3% volatile
44 Denmark 0.1% 2016 up 127.6% volatile
45 Turkey 0.1% 2019 down 7.3% rising
46 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% 2020 up 35.4% volatile
47 Colombia 0.1% 2021 up 22.1% falling
48 Armenia 0.1% 2020 up 13.3% rising
49 Luxembourg 0.1% 2016 up 21.7% volatile
50 Jamaica 0.1% 2002 down 57.8% falling
51 Belize 0.1% 1999 up 63.8% rising
52 Costa Rica 0.1% 2021 up 11.4% rising
53 Palestine 0.1% 2017 down 62.0% falling
54 Venezuela 0.1% 2006 down 3.8% rising
55 Morocco 0.1% 2013 down 2.8% falling
56 Argentina 0.1% 2021 down 6.5% rising
57 Chile 0.1% 2017 up 4.0% falling
58 Zambia 0.1% 2015 up 243.5% volatile
59 Tanzania 0.1% 2020 up 530.8% volatile
60 Uruguay 0.1% 2021 up 15.8% falling
61 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% 2011 down 43.2% falling
62 Panama 0.1% 2021 up 134.9% falling
63 Bolivia 0.1% 2021 up 353.5% volatile
64 Mongolia 0.1% 2021 up 241.4% volatile
65 Romania 0.1% 2018 down 37.2% rising
66 Kenya 0.1% 2019 down 41.9% falling
67 India 0.0% 2019 up 121.2% rising
68 Malta 0.0% 2016 down 61.8% falling
69 Pakistan 0.0% 2020 up 593.6% volatile
70 Mauritius 0.0% 2017 down 43.2% falling
71 Philippines 0.0% 2019 down 13.3% falling
72 Honduras 0.0% 2019 up 84.5% flat
73 Ethiopia 0.0% 2021 up 732.4% volatile
74 Nicaragua 0.0% 2014 down 20.8% volatile
75 Dominican Republic 0.0% 2013 down 12.3% volatile
76 United States 0.0% 2018 down 76.0% falling
77 Mexico 0.0% 2020 down 42.7% falling
78 Paraguay 0.0% 2021 down 11.6% falling
79 Bangladesh 0.0% 2016 down 12.0% falling
80 Egypt 0.0% 2019 up 111.5% volatile
81 El Salvador 0.0% 2019 down 23.4% falling
82 Laos 0.0% 2018 down 8.0% volatile
83 South Korea 0.0% 2017 up 83.5% rising
84 Tajikistan 0.0% 2013 down 37.7% volatile
85 Indonesia 0.0% 2019 down 42.9% rising
86 Ghana 0.0% 2016 down 48.9% volatile
87 Uganda 0.0% 2016 up 44.8% rising
88 Nepal 0.0% 2014 up 18.2% volatile
89 Ecuador 0.0% 2021 down 36.4% volatile
90 Mozambique 0.0% 2014 down 35.3% rising
91 Peru 0.0% 2021 up 30.6% falling
92 Guinea 0.0% 2018 up 15.7% volatile
93 Cambodia 0.0% 2012 down 50.6% volatile
94 Sri Lanka 0.0% 2019 down 85.6% volatile
95 China 0.0% 2013 down 81.9% volatile
96 Nigeria 0.0% 2018 down 89.1% volatile
97 Thailand 0.0% 2021 up 370.1% flat
98 Madagascar 0.0% 2012 down 87.9% volatile
99 Guatemala 0.0% 2019 down 72.6% volatile
100 Malawi 0.0% 2019 down 54.1% volatile
101 Senegal 0.0% 2018 down 94.6% volatile
102 Niger 0.0% 2018 down 95.5% volatile
103 Togo 0.0% 2018 down 97.9% volatile
104 Czechia 0.0% 2016 — volatile
104 United Kingdom 0.0% 2016 — volatile
104 Iceland 0.0% 2015 down 100.0% volatile
104 Russia 0.0% 2016 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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