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Malaysia: Unemployment with basic education

3.59percent · 2022+51.5% since 2010

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). Annual figures for Malaysia from 1970 to 2022.

19702022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20223.594
20214.536
20204.05
20182.072
20162.065
20151.897
20146.364
20136.932
20123.653
20113.213
20102.373
20092.898
20002.27
19910.516
19802.208
19708.596

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Unemployment with basic education. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-unemployment-with-basic-education (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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