Unemployment with advanced education, female in Tunisia
Tunisia: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 29.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Tunisia, 2005–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 29.6% for unemployment with advanced education, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Tunisia peaked at 42.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2021.
Tunisia ranks 6th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.0% | — |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -51.2% |
| 2022 | 30.1% | +62.8% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 21.0% | 30.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 32.4% | 42.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 18.5% | 30.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Tunisia?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Tunisia was 29.6% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2021.
- How does Tunisia rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Tunisia ranks 6th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).