Unemployment with basic education, female in South Asia
South Asia: Unemployment with basic education, female was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in South Asia, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 1.7% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in South Asia peaked at 6.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in South Asia, 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% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -8.4% |
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 | 2.5% | 1.7% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in South Asia?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in South Asia was 1.7% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- South Asia ranks 17th out of 18 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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).