Germany vs United States of America: Unemployment with advanced education, female

Germany
2.8%
in 2024
United States of America
2.9%
in 2025
Germany rank
97th
United States of America rank
95th

Unemployment with advanced education, female over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
246199220082025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.9% against 2.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 97th and United States of America ranks 95th of 126 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 6.4% 2.7% 3.6% Germany
2000s 5.0% 3.0% 2.0% Germany
2010s 2.4% 3.7% 1.3% United States of America
2020s 2.4% 3.4% 0.9% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, female, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.9% against 2.8% in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, female between Germany and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, female?
Germany ranks 97th and United States of America ranks 95th 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

Indicator
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education)
Unit
% of female labor force with advanced education
Source
Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
145 places, 2,608 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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).