Unemployment with basic education, female in Austria
Austria: Unemployment with basic education, female was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, female in Austria, 1995–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, female in Austria is 12.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Austria peaked at 13.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1996.
That places Austria 32nd out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.8% | — |
| 1996 | 6.5% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 8.6% | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +42.0% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.7% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Austria
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2126 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1955 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5124 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,294 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,584 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,691 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,708 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,399 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Austria?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Austria was 12.6% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1996.
- How does Austria rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Austria ranks 32nd out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).