Unemployment with advanced education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Unemployment with advanced education, female was 5.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2002–2024
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 5.2%.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2014.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6.5% | — |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +41.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +20.1% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 8.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5.2% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2014.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 13th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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).