Unemployment with advanced education, female in Kosovo
Kosovo: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Kosovo, 2000–2024
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 Kosovo is 7.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Kosovo peaked at 34.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
That places Kosovo 42nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Kosovo, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +120.7% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +37.1% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -30.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 21.4% | 34.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 7.8% | 27.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kosovo
More work & labour data for Kosovo
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.8% (2024)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.7% (2024)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.3% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 22.5% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 53.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 30.8% (2024)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 17.6% (2024)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Kosovo?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Kosovo was 7.8% 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 Kosovo?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Kosovo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- How does Kosovo rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Kosovo ranks 42nd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Kosovo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kosovo 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).