Structure of the unemployed by level of education, 2019–2024
The share of people with various education levels among all unemployed changed between 2019 and 2024. The rows are categorized as: total number of unemployed, people with higher education, and those with middle-level specialist training. These indicators allow for tracking which group of citizens is most frequently unemployed and how the qualitative composition of the unemployed population has changed over six years
- Unemployed – total
- Unemployed — Men
- Males — Females
- Men — upper secondary education
- Unemployed — upper secondary education
- Women — tertiary education
- Women — upper secondary education
- Women — secondary vocational education programme
- Unemployed — tertiary education
- Men — basic vocational training programme
Chart of unemployment structure by education level from 2019 to 2024, as a percentage of the total
Who grew, who fell: 2019 → 2024
See also
- Сколько преступлений в России за год: 1,91 млн в 2024-м indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
The table holds 21 series, running from 2019 to 2024, 6 reporting periods. 126 values in total.
“Unemployed – total” barely moved over the period — 100 in 2019, 100 in 2024.
All table numbers are series: 21
| Series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Безработные – всего | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 |
| Безработные — высшее | 21,40 | 24,10 | 22,00 | 22,90 | 21,30 | 21,80 |
| Безработные — по программе подготовки специалистов среднего звена | 19,80 | 20,90 | 21,00 | 19,50 | 21,80 | 21,00 |
| Безработные — по программе подготовки квалифицированных рабочих (служащих) | 19,80 | 18,80 | 18,20 | 18,10 | 17,70 | 17,30 |
| Безработные — среднее общее | 28,90 | 26,90 | 28,20 | 28,80 | 27,80 | 28,40 |
| Безработные — основное общее | 9,20 | 8,60 | 9,80 | 10,00 | 10,70 | 10,80 |
| Безработные — не имеют основного общего | 0,90 | 0,70 | 0,80 | 0,70 | 0,70 | 0,70 |
| Безработные — Мужчины | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 |
| Мужчины — высшее | 18,50 | 20,00 | 17,80 | 19,60 | 16,90 | 17,60 |
| Мужчины — по программе подготовки специалистов среднего звена | 16,90 | 18,50 | 18,10 | 16,20 | 19,30 | 17,60 |
| Мужчины — по программе подготовки квалифицированных рабочих (служащих) | 23,30 | 22,20 | 21,40 | 21,60 | 20,20 | 20,10 |
| Мужчины — среднее общее | 29,40 | 28,60 | 30,30 | 30,10 | 29,80 | 30,90 |
| Мужчины — основное общее | 10,90 | 9,90 | 11,50 | 11,70 | 12,80 | 12,70 |
| Мужчины — не имеют основного общего | 1,00 | 0,80 | 1,00 | 0,80 | 0,90 | 1,10 |
| Мужчины — Женщины | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 |
| Женщины — высшее | 24,80 | 28,40 | 26,40 | 26,30 | 25,50 | 25,80 |
| Женщины — по программе подготовки специалистов среднего звена | 23,10 | 23,60 | 24,00 | 22,80 | 24,20 | 24,30 |
| Женщины — по программе подготовки квалифицированных рабочих (служащих) | 15,80 | 15,10 | 14,90 | 14,70 | 15,30 | 14,50 |
| Женщины — среднее общее | 28,30 | 25,20 | 26,10 | 27,40 | 25,80 | 26,00 |
| Женщины — основное общее | 7,40 | 7,10 | 8,00 | 8,30 | 8,50 | 9,00 |
| Женщины — не имеют основного общего | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,60 | 0,50 | 0,40 |
How to read this table
Comparing rows allows for seeing the gap between the total number of unemployed and specific qualification groups. Looking at the share of people with secondary vocational education relative to the total shows how resilient the labor market is for specialists with different training levels. Percentage data allows for comparing groups even if their absolute numbers differ significantly across different years
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Unemployed – total” — 100; the smallest is “Women — no basic general education” at 0.4. The gap between them is 250-fold.
More in the section Social status and standard of living of the population»
Period and application
The statistics cover the period from 2019 to 2024 and are published annually. The data is relevant for monitoring labor market conditions and assessing the impact of educational attainment on job search probability. Rosstat data is useful for sociologists, economists, and HR specialists to analyze the country's human resource potential
1) Данные за 2019-2022 гг. пересчитаны с учетом итогов ВПН-2020.
2) Включая начальное профессиональное образование.
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