Unemployment with advanced education, female in Australia
Australia: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Australia, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, female in Australia is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Australia peaked at 4.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2022.
Australia ranks 102nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 99 Seychelles 2.7% compare
- 100 Slovenia 2.6% compare
- 101 Hong Kong, China 2.6% compare
- 103 Viet Nam 2.5% compare
- 104 Norway 2.4% compare
- 105 Trinidad and Tobago 2.4% compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Australia?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Australia was 2.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Australia ranks 102nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).