Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Hungary
Hungary: Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) was 1.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Hungary, 1997–2024
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 Hungary stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Hungary peaked at 4.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1999.
That places Hungary 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.1% | — |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -43.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +63.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -35.0% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +99.2% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +29.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -29.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.1%, 52% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Hungary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +99.2% | 1.4% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More work & labour data for Hungary
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2145 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.237 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1776 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,774 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,505 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,653 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,807 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,461 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Hungary?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Hungary was 1.6% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
- How does Hungary rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Hungary ranks 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hungary 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).