Unemployment with advanced education, female in Slovakia
Slovakia: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Slovakia, 1998–2024
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 Slovakia stood at 2.3%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Slovakia peaked at 8.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2024.
That places Slovakia 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.5% | — |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -0.2% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.1%, 74% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 2.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 2.8% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Slovakia?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Slovakia was 2.3% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2024.
- How does Slovakia rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Slovakia ranks 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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).