Unemployment with basic education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Unemployment with basic education, female was 12.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 12.3% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 12.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.8% | — |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +48.5% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +22.5% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 12.3% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 6.4% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 1 Slovakia 47.1% compare
- 2 South Africa 42.8% compare
- 3 Kosovo 42.6% compare
- 3 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.6% compare
- 5 Montenegro 30.6% compare
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 12.3% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2012.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 2nd out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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).