Unemployment with advanced education, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 19.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Lower middle income, 2005–2024
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 Lower middle income stood at 19.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Lower middle income peaked at 25.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.1% | — |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +38.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 23.6% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 17.3% | 25.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.2% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Lower middle income was 19.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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).