Unemployment with basic education, female in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Unemployment with basic education, female was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, female in Palestine, State of, 2000–2025
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 Palestine, State of is 15.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Palestine, State of peaked at 19.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
That places Palestine, State of 22nd out of 129 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +138.0% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +88.6% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -18.3% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -37.9% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | +29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 7.7% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 11.7% | 18.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Palestine, State of?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Palestine, State of was 15.2% 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 Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Palestine, State of ranks 22nd out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine, State of 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).