Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor) in Iran
Iran: Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor) was 14.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Iran, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, female in Iran is 14.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Iran peaked at 35.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2024.
That places Iran 25th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.5% | — |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 29.5% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -7.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 14.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iran's 14.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.6%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor) in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +29.6% | 27.0% | 35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 27.0% | 35.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.4% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.9% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More work & labour data for Iran
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 44,188 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.34 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 29,874 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.53 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.43 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 57,320 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,416 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 36.89 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.89 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.574 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Iran?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Iran was 14.9% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2024.
- How does Iran rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Iran ranks 25th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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).