Unemployment with intermediate education, female in India
India: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in India, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with intermediate education, female in India stood at 6.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in India peaked at 21.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2024.
India ranks 74th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in India, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.3% | — |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -35.7% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +71.9% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -23.4% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 10.4% | 17.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.2% | 12.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in India?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in India was 6.2% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2024.
- How does India rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- India ranks 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).