Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 12.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Colombia stood at 12.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Colombia peaked at 23.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 28th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23.1% | — |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 19.4% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 17.1% | 23.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 13.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 12.5% | 21.4% | 5 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Colombia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Colombia was 12.5% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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).