Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Euro area
Euro area: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Euro area, 1993–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 9.1% for unemployment with intermediate education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Euro area peaked at 19.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2007.
That places Euro area 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 17.6% | — |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 15.2% | 19.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 11.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.1% | 12.4% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Euro area?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Euro area was 9.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2007.
- How does Euro area rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Euro area ranks 8th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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).