Unemployment with intermediate education, female in OECD members
OECD members: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 8.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in OECD members, 2000–2024
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 OECD members is 8.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in OECD members peaked at 12.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2024.
OECD members ranks 13th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.8% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 11.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in OECD members?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in OECD members was 8.6% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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).