Unemployment with advanced education, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Hong Kong, China, 2009–2024
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 Hong Kong, China stood at 2.6%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 4.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2011.
Hong Kong, China ranks 101st of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.3% | — |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +74.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 2.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.1%, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 2.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 86% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education, female in Hong Kong, China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +74.9% | 2.4% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Hong Kong, China?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Hong Kong, China was 2.6% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 101st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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).