Unemployment with basic education, female in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment with basic education, female was 7.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 7.2% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Serbia peaked at 30.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2024.
That places Serbia 69th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22.1% | — |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -28.5% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 19.1% | 23.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 10.1% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.2% | 10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 66 Russian Federation 7.5% compare
- 67 Portugal 7.5% compare
- 68 United States 7.5% compare
- 70 Burkina Faso 6.9% compare
- 71 San Marino 6.9% compare
- 72 Brunei Darussalam 6.7% compare
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Serbia?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Serbia was 7.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Serbia ranks 69th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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).