Unemployment with basic education, female in Belgium
Belgium: Unemployment with basic education, female was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Belgium, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 9.8% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Belgium peaked at 19.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 45th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14.3% | — |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 19.0% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -13.9% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 14.3% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.1% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.1% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 9.8% | 13.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Belgium?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Belgium was 9.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Belgium ranks 45th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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).