Portugal vs Sweden: Unemployment with advanced education, female
Unemployment with advanced education, female over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.0% against 4.7% in Portugal, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd of 126 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 3.2% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 3.8% | 5.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 0.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with advanced education, female, Portugal or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 5.0% against 4.7% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with advanced education, female between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Portugal ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 63rd 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).