Unemployment with basic education, female in Spain
Spain: Unemployment with basic education, female was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Spain, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, female in Spain stood at 19.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Spain peaked at 36.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2006.
Spain ranks 10th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26.7% | — |
| 1993 | 30.3% | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 30.3% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -24.0% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +41.9% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 20.2% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 24.9% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 15.2% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 24.8% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 26.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Spain?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Spain was 19.4% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2006.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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).