Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) was 4.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 4.2% for unemployment with advanced education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Switzerland peaked at 6.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1991.
Switzerland ranks 71st of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +93.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | -54.8% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +170.5% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -39.2% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -39.3% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +50.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -17.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | +42.6% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | +12.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 4.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 4.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force) in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +170.5% | 2.3% | 6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Switzerland?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Switzerland was 4.2% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 71st out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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).