Unemployment with Advanced Education in the Middle East

The indicator 'Unemployment with Advanced Education' measures the proportion of the labor force that has attained a higher level of education—including bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees—but is currently unemployed. It is expressed as a percentage of the total labor force with advanced educational qualifications. In the Middle East, during 2021, countries such as Jordan and Iraq had high rates of unemployment among the highly educated, which may suggest an oversupply of graduates or a deficit in suitable job opportunities requiring advanced degrees. On the other hand, countries like Israel and Turkey exhibited lower rates, potentially indicating a more favorable balance between the availability of jobs requiring higher education and the number of graduates.