Unemployment with advanced education, female in Greece
Greece: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 8.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Greece, 1987–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education, female in Greece stood at 8.3%. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Greece peaked at 25.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2024.
That places Greece 36th 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 38 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 11.9% | — |
| 1988 | 12.5% | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 11.2% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.6% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 13.1% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 8.3% | 14.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 33 North Macedonia 8.7% compare
- 34 Belize 8.5% compare
- 35 Montenegro 8.4% compare
- 37 Albania 8.2% compare
- 38 San Marino 8.1% compare
- 39 Chile 8.1% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Greece?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Greece was 8.3% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Greece ranks 36th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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).