Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)
SL.UEM.BASC.ZS📂 Social Protection & Labor🌍 187 countries
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
🌍 World Average (2025):6.33
All Countries — Latest Data
187 countries1🇸🇰Slovak Republic40.0920242🇿🇦South Africa39.2820243🇸🇿Eswatini38.2620234🌐West Bank and Gaza36.6820245🇩🇯Djibouti34.8320176🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)29.0820207🇧🇼Botswana26.5320248🇸🇪Sweden25.7320249🇨🇼Curacao25.41202010🇩🇿Algeria23.62200411🌐Kosovo21.37202412🇫🇮Finland20.08202413🇲🇷Mauritania20.07201914🇲🇪Montenegro19.24202315🇲🇰North Macedonia19.03202416🇨🇬Congo, Rep.18.94200917🇯🇴Jordan18.63202318🇳🇨New Caledonia18.32202319🇭🇹Haiti18.04201220🇱🇸Lesotho18.02202421🇳🇦Namibia17.50201822🇱🇹Lithuania17.26202423🇧🇸Bahamas, The16.86202324🇪🇸Spain16.50202425🇲🇼Malawi14.91202426🇱🇻Latvia14.87202427🇷🇴Romania14.81202428🇪🇪Estonia14.74202429🇮🇶Iraq14.66202130🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina14.30202431🇹🇳Tunisia14.24202332🇧🇬Bulgaria13.80202433🇨🇦Canada13.76202434🇭🇺Hungary13.73202435🇫🇷France13.38202436🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.13.14202237🇲🇦Morocco13.05202238🇬🇾Guyana13.01201939🇲🇭Marshall Islands12.79202140🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.12.75201441🇧🇪Belgium12.62202442🇲🇱Mali12.54202343🇦🇿Azerbaijan12.31202244🇦🇴Angola12.22202145🇧🇲Bermuda12.00201246🇱🇨St. Lucia11.95202447🇺🇦Ukraine11.73202148🇹🇻Tuvalu11.65202249🇦🇹Austria11.45202450🇱🇺Luxembourg11.31202451🇿🇼Zimbabwe11.26202452🇭🇷Croatia10.96202453🇬🇷Greece10.95202454🇷🇼Rwanda10.74202455🇩🇰Denmark10.72202456🇦🇬Antigua and Barbuda10.52201857🇨🇻Cabo Verde10.42201958🇦🇲Armenia10.27202359🇸🇸South Sudan10.05200860🇳🇴Norway10.01202461🇧🇿Belize9.94201962🇳🇵Nepal9.81201763🇺🇾Uruguay9.79202464🇦🇱Albania9.69202365🇸🇩Sudan9.67202266🇮🇹Italy9.61202467🇫🇲Micronesia, Fed. Sts.9.61201468🇱🇧Lebanon9.54201969🇸🇷Suriname9.14201670🇨🇱Chile9.11202471🇲🇿Mozambique8.86202272🇨🇴Colombia8.60202473🇧🇷Brazil8.51202474🇦🇺Australia8.44202475🇨🇭Switzerland8.37202476🇲🇨Monaco8.13201677🇷🇸Serbia8.02202478🇸🇮Slovenia7.98202479🇸🇳Senegal7.82202480🇧🇾Belarus7.74202481🇧🇧Barbados7.46202382🇹🇷Turkiye7.43202483🇮🇪Ireland7.41202484🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe7.31201785🇬🇧United Kingdom7.20202486🇵🇹Portugal7.18202487🇹🇯Tajikistan7.00200988🇩🇪Germany6.96202489🇬🇪Georgia6.93202490🇵🇦Panama6.79202491🇳🇿New Zealand6.75202092🇬🇩Grenada6.73202393🇰🇿Kazakhstan6.70201794🇷🇺Russian Federation6.64202495🇮🇸Iceland6.55202496🇺🇸United States6.50202497🇬🇲Gambia, The6.46202398🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic6.45201899🇨🇷Costa Rica6.382024100🇵🇰Pakistan6.332025101🇦🇫Afghanistan6.032021102🇬🇳Guinea6.002019103🇳🇱Netherlands5.942024104🇳🇷Nauru5.762021105🇲🇳Mongolia5.752024106🇰🇾Cayman Islands5.722015107🇨🇾Cyprus5.662024108🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam5.192024109🇲🇻Maldives5.182019110🇼🇸Samoa5.122022111🇵🇾Paraguay4.992017112🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.4.992024113🇲🇺Mauritius4.982024114🇧🇫Burkina Faso4.752024115🇳🇮Nicaragua4.662014116🇰🇲Comoros4.642021117🇱🇷Liberia4.612017118🇩🇴Dominican Republic4.582024119🇵🇱Poland4.552024120🇪🇹Ethiopia4.542021121🇨🇲Cameroon4.432021122🇭🇳Honduras4.432024123🇨🇿Czechia4.302024124🇮🇱Israel4.272024125🇨🇺Cuba4.222012126🇲🇹Malta4.152024127🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago4.142024128🇸🇲San Marino4.122022129🇸🇱Sierra Leone4.102018130🇸🇨Seychelles4.012024131🇻🇪Venezuela, RB3.942017132🇰🇪Kenya3.792022133🇿🇲Zambia3.692023134🇵🇪Peru3.662024135🇻🇺Vanuatu3.642020136🇫🇯Fiji3.622024137🇲🇾Malaysia3.592022138🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau3.522022139🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.3.422024140🇰🇷Korea, Rep.3.322024141🇱🇰Sri Lanka3.162023142🇨🇳China3.142000143🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China3.032024144🇧🇩Bangladesh2.812024145🇧🇹Bhutan2.782024146🇵🇬Papua New Guinea2.662022147🇸🇬Singapore2.632024148🇰🇮Kiribati2.602023149🇮🇳India2.282024150🇲🇴Macao SAR, China2.282016151🇲🇽Mexico2.262024152🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire2.232022153🇬🇭Ghana2.172022154🇦🇷Argentina2.122024155🇹🇱Timor-Leste2.062022156🇸🇻El Salvador2.052024157🇮🇩Indonesia2.052023158🇬🇹Guatemala2.012024159🇵🇭Philippines1.892023160🇧🇴Bolivia1.812024161🇳🇬Nigeria1.752024162🇹🇿Tanzania1.742024163🇹🇬Togo1.742022164🇧🇯Benin1.652022165🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.1.642020166🇹🇴Tonga1.622023167🇺🇬Uganda1.552021168🇪🇨Ecuador1.512024169🇧🇭Bahrain1.502012170🇵🇼Palau1.482020171🇯🇲Jamaica1.392023172🇻🇳Viet Nam1.242024173🇦🇪United Arab Emirates1.232023174🇲🇲Myanmar1.162020175🇲🇬Madagascar1.142015176🇲🇩Moldova1.102024177🇹🇩Chad1.062018178🇸🇦Saudi Arabia0.992024179🇱🇦Lao PDR0.942022180🇳🇪Niger0.802022181🇰🇼Kuwait0.672016182🇧🇮Burundi0.662020183🇸🇧Solomon Islands0.582013184🇹🇭Thailand0.512024185🇴🇲Oman0.372021186🇰🇭Cambodia0.262023187🇶🇦Qatar0.052021