Unemployment with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Unemployment with advanced education, female was 11.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2011–2020
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 11.5%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 13.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2020.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.1% | — |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 44.0% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 11.5% in 2020, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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).