Unemployment with advanced education, female in Denmark
Denmark: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Denmark, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 5.0% for unemployment with advanced education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 29.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Denmark peaked at 5.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2008.
That places Denmark 62nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.8% | — |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +69.4% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 5.6% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 4.6% | -17.8% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -19.2% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | +46.4% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +52.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +29.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 2.8% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Denmark?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Denmark was 5.0% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- How does Denmark rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Denmark ranks 62nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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).