Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia

Georgia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.7%
Change on year
up 30.8%
World rank
12th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2020

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia, 1999–2020

00.20.40.60.81999200920201999: 0 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.249 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.095 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.186 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.034 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.156 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.023 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.166 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.11 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.081 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.099 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.23 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.25 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.286 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.655 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.556 % of youth labor force with low education2020: 0.728 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia is 0.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.8% on the previous year and up 797.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.

That places Georgia 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Georgia, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1999 0.0%
2000 0.2%
2001 0.0% -100.0%
2003 0.1%
2004 0.2% +96.9%
2005 0.0% -81.6%
2006 0.2% +357.2%
2007 0.0% -85.4%
2008 0.2% +627.5%
2009 0.1% -33.9%
2010 0.1% -26.0%
2011 0.1% +22.3%
2012 0.2% +131.9%
2013 0.3% +8.8%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 0.0%
2016 0.3%
2017 0.0% -100.0%
2018 0.7%
2019 0.6% -15.1%
2020 0.7% +30.8%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 4.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +627.5% 0.0% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.0% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 9 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  2. 10 Cyprus 0.7% compare
  3. 11 Hungary 0.7% compare
  4. 13 Greece 0.7% compare
  5. 14 Spain 0.7% compare
  6. 15 Djibouti 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Georgia was 0.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
How does Georgia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Georgia ranks 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is up 797.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Georgia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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