Egypt vs Iran: Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force)
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) over time
- Egypt
- Iran
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 22.9% against 19.1% in Iran, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 10th and Iran ranks 13th of 126 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 19.4% | 7.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 20.8% | 11.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 21.5% | 4.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, female, Egypt or Iran?
- Egypt, at 22.9% against 19.1% in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, female between Egypt and Iran?
- 3.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Egypt ranks 10th and Iran ranks 13th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).