Unemployment with basic education, female in Denmark
Denmark: Unemployment with basic education, female was 11.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Denmark, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 11.6% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Denmark peaked at 15.2% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2007.
That places Denmark 38th 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.0% | — |
| 1993 | 15.2% | +38.2% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -26.7% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 8.8% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +35.2% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +29.0% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.8% | 15.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Denmark?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Denmark was 11.6% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Denmark ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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).