Unemployment with advanced education, female in South Asia
South Asia: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 20.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in South Asia, 1994–2024
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 South Asia is 20.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in South Asia peaked at 26.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.1% | — |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +65.3% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 20.8% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 15.2% | 25.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.2% | 26.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in South Asia?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in South Asia was 20.7% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2012.
- How does South Asia rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- South Asia ranks 3rd out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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).