Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 9.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2002–2024
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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 9.0%.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 16.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2014.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 9th 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 22 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.5% | — |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -14.9% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +47.2% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.2% | 16.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 7.5% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 9.0% | 16.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.0% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 9.0% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2014.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).