Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Canada
Canada: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Canada recorded 8.4% for unemployment with intermediate education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Canada peaked at 13.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
Canada ranks 49th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.8% | — |
| 1991 | 9.5% | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +97.9% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +14.7% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.6% | 13.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Canada?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Canada was 8.4% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does Canada rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Canada ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).