Unemployment with basic education, female in Greece
Greece: Unemployment with basic education, female was 16.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, female in Greece, 1987–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, female in Greece stood at 16.1%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Greece peaked at 31.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1990.
Greece ranks 19th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8.8% | — |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | +32.1% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 12.4% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +42.5% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 8.7% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 11.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 15.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 16.1% | 23.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Greece?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Greece was 16.1% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Greece ranks 19th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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).