Problem
Educated unemployed
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Nature:
Rather than accept work beneath his status, or employment in remote rural areas, the university graduate, and sometimes the secondary school leaver as well, may prefer to join the ranks of the unemployed. A sizeable quantity of unused human capital of this kind reflects a wasteful investment in human resource development and poses a serious threat to a country's social and political stability.
Incidence:
In less developed countries, high school graduates in great numbers are among the jobless, particularly in Asia.
Broader Problems:
Underutilization of labour forceInadequate results of formal schoolingUnderutilization of intellectual abilityArrested development of labour potential Narrower Problems:
Unemployed educated youthUnemployed trained techniciansUnemployment of educated older peopleGraduate and post-graduate unemploymentFailure to employ skills of home-bound educated women Related Problems:
Disruptive migration of trained personnelInadequate research and development capacity Strategies:
Reducing number of educated unemployed References:
Morio, Simone and Zoctizum, Yarrise: Two Studies on Unemployment Among Educated Young People Subject(s):
Education → Educational levelSocial Activity → Unemployment
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST