Unemployment with basic education, female in OECD members
OECD members: Unemployment with basic education, female was 10.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in OECD members, 2000–2024
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 OECD members stood at 10.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in OECD members peaked at 17.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in OECD members?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in OECD members was 10.8% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- OECD members ranks 10th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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).