Unemployment with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 34.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of stood at 34.3%.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 52.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 4th out of 126 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.3% | — |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +26.5% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 45.8% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | -19.3% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -5.8% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 34.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 34.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.0%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 16.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 31.2% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 34.3% | 48.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Palestine, State of was 34.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Palestine, State of ranks 4th out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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).