Unemployment with basic education, female in High income
High income: Unemployment with basic education, female was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
High income recorded 11.0% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in High income peaked at 17.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in High income, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 12.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 14.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in High income?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in High income was 11.0% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does High income rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- High income ranks 9th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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).