Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Lower middle income, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 9.5% for unemployment with intermediate education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.7% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Lower middle income peaked at 17.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 7th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.2% | — |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | +22.8% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.6% | 17.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 9.5% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Lower middle income?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Lower middle income was 9.5% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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).