Unemployment with basic education, female in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Unemployment with basic education, female was 2.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Hong Kong, China, 2009–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 2.0% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Hong Kong, China peaked at 5.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
Hong Kong, China ranks 117th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +124.8% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -47.8% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 5.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
- 114 United Arab Emirates 2.2% compare
- 115 Timor-Leste 2.1% compare
- 116 Philippines 2.1% compare
- 118 Uganda 1.7% compare
- 119 Ecuador 1.6% compare
- 120 Indonesia 1.6% compare
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Hong Kong, China?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Hong Kong, China was 2.0% 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 117th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China 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).