Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education) by country
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Countries reporting
129
Highest
47.1%
Slovak Republic
Lowest
0.2%
Qatar
Median
7.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,704
What the numbers show
Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education) is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 47.1% in Slovak Republic; the lowest is 0.2% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.5%, and the mean is 9.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 284.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 984.8%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 81.7%).
Unemployment with basic education, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak Republic | 47.1% | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 2 | South Africa | 42.8% | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 3 | Kosovo | 42.6% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 42.6% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 5 | Montenegro | 30.6% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 29.4% | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 7 | Botswana | 27.1% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 24.0% | 2024 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 9 | Finland | 23.9% | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 19.4% | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 11 | Morocco | 19.2% | 2022 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Mali | 19.1% | 2024 | up 187.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Estonia | 18.8% | 2024 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 18.1% | 2024 | down 32.6% | flat |
| 15 | Malawi | 17.5% | 2024 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 17.3% | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 17 | Belize | 17.0% | 2019 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 16.3% | 2024 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 19 | Greece | 16.1% | 2024 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 20 | Greenland | 16.0% | 2015 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 15.8% | 2025 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 15.2% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.9% | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 24 | Hungary | 14.3% | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 25 | Namibia | 13.8% | 2018 | down 37.5% | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 13.7% | 2024 | down 56.7% | rising |
| 27 | France | 13.6% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 28 | Tunisia | 13.3% | 2023 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 12.9% | 2024 | up 209.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Rwanda | 12.8% | 2024 | up 984.8% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 12.6% | 2024 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 12.6% | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia | 12.3% | 2023 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 12.3% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | 12.1% | 2021 | up 153.6% | rising |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | 12.0% | 2024 | up 146.5% | rising |
| 37 | Italy | 11.9% | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 11.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Ireland | 11.6% | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 40 | Grenada | 11.4% | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 41 | Norway | 11.3% | 2024 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 42 | Senegal | 10.7% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 43 | Azerbaijan | 10.5% | 2022 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 44 | Pakistan | 9.8% | 2025 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Belgium | 9.8% | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 46 | Cape Verde | 9.8% | 2019 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 9.5% | 2025 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 48 | Jordan | 9.5% | 2023 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 49 | Brazil | 9.4% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 9.4% | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Croatia | 9.3% | 2024 | down 65.1% | flat |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 9.3% | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 53 | Belarus | 9.1% | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 54 | Chile | 9.0% | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 55 | Slovenia | 8.6% | 2024 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 56 | Türkiye | 8.4% | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 8.3% | 2017 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 58 | Australia | 8.2% | 2024 | down 17.5% | flat |
| 59 | Switzerland | 8.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 60 | Barbados | 8.1% | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 61 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2025 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 62 | Albania | 7.9% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 7.9% | 2025 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 7.5% | 2024 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 65 | Iceland | 7.5% | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 66 | Russia | 7.5% | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 7.5% | 2025 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 68 | United States of America | 7.5% | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 69 | Serbia | 7.2% | 2024 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 6.9% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 71 | San Marino | 6.9% | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 72 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.7% | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 73 | New Zealand | 6.6% | 2020 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2018 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 75 | Honduras | 6.5% | 2025 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 76 | Mauritius | 6.3% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 77 | Netherlands | 6.3% | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 78 | Germany | 6.3% | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 79 | Paraguay | 6.2% | 2017 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 80 | Poland | 6.2% | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 6.1% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 82 | Egypt | 6.0% | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 83 | Czechia | 6.0% | 2024 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 84 | Mongolia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 85.3% | falling |
| 85 | Cyprus | 5.6% | 2024 | down 56.9% | rising |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.3% | 2024 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 87 | Iran | 5.1% | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 88 | Bhutan | 4.7% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 89 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 4.6% | 2017 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 90 | Kenya | 4.5% | 2022 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 4.3% | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 4.2% | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 93 | Ghana | 4.2% | 2024 | up 50.4% | falling |
| 94 | Israel | 4.2% | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 95 | Zambia | 3.9% | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 3.8% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 97 | Malaysia | 3.8% | 2022 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Malta | 3.7% | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 99 | Georgia | 3.6% | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 100 | Peru | 3.2% | 2025 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 101 | Korea | 3.1% | 2025 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 102 | Singapore | 3.0% | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 103 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.8% | 2022 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 104 | Guatemala | 2.8% | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 105 | Argentina | 2.5% | 2024 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 106 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.5% | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 2.4% | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 2.3% | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 109 | Nigeria | 2.2% | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 110 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.2% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 111 | Mexico | 2.2% | 2024 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 112 | Togo | 2.2% | 2022 | up 102.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Jamaica | 2.2% | 2023 | down 79.4% | falling |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 2.1% | 2022 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Philippines | 2.1% | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 117 | Hong Kong (China) | 2.0% | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 118 | Uganda | 1.7% | 2021 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Ecuador | 1.6% | 2025 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 120 | Indonesia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 121 | India | 1.6% | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 122 | Macau (China) | 1.6% | 2016 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 123 | Myanmar | 1.4% | 2020 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Viet Nam | 1.1% | 2024 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 125 | Moldova | 1.0% | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Niger | 0.6% | 2022 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Thailand | 0.4% | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Qatar | 0.2% | 2020 | down 68.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 13.9%
- Euro area 14.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 12.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 12.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 12.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 11.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 11.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 11.5%
- High income 11.0%
- OECD members 10.8%
- North America 8.9%
About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).