Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, female, Hong Kong or South Korea?

Hong Kong, at 2.3% against 2.3% in South Korea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?

16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong vs South Korea: Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor)

Hong Kong

2.3%

in 2024

South Korea

2.3%

in 2025

Hong Kong rank

119th

South Korea rank

120th

Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor) over time

Hong Kong
South Korea

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 2.3% against 2.3% in South Korea, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 119th and South Korea ranks 120th of 128 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.7%	2.7%	2.0%	Hong Kong
2010s	3.0%	2.9%	0.1%	Hong Kong
2020s	3.6%	2.9%	0.6%	Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment with intermediate education, female, Hong Kong or South Korea?: Hong Kong, at 2.3% against 2.3% in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in unemployment with intermediate education, female between Hong Kong and South Korea?: 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for unemployment with intermediate education, female?: Hong Kong ranks 119th and South Korea ranks 120th of 128 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education)
Unit: % of female labor force with intermediate education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 2,677 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).