Unemployment with basic education, female in India
India: Unemployment with basic education, female was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in India, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, female in India is 1.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in India peaked at 6.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2024.
India ranks 121st of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.9% | — |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -22.5% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in India?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in India was 1.6% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2024.
- How does India rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- India ranks 121st out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).