Unemployment with advanced education, female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 14.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2024
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 Saudi Arabia stood at 14.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
That places Saudi Arabia 16th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.8% | — |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.5% | 30.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 14.6% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 13 Iran, Islamic Republic of 19.1% compare
- 14 Côte d'Ivoire 19.1% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 19.0% compare
- 17 South Africa 14.4% compare
- 18 Rwanda 13.9% compare
- 19 Namibia 13.3%
More work & labour data for Saudi Arabia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6842 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5985 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 40,709 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4,348 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,198 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 39,809 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 71,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Saudi Arabia?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Saudi Arabia was 14.6% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 16th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).