Unemployment with advanced education, female in Barbados
Barbados: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 3.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Barbados, 2015–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 3.1% for unemployment with advanced education, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Barbados peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2023.
Barbados ranks 93rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5.3% | — |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +21.8% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.1% | 6.0% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Barbados
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6853 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7302 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9854 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8257 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 114.42 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 165.89 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 97.75 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 96.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 194.7 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Barbados?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Barbados was 3.1% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Barbados ranks 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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).