Unemployment with advanced education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Euro area, 1993–2024
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 Euro area is 5.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Euro area peaked at 12.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.8% | — |
| 1994 | 12.3% | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -17.1% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 7.0% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Euro area?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Euro area was 5.1% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Euro area ranks 14th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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).