Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Singapore
Singapore: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 4.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Singapore, 2009–2024
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 Singapore is 4.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Singapore peaked at 6.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2012.
That places Singapore 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.5% | — |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Singapore?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Singapore was 4.1% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2012.
- How does Singapore rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Singapore ranks 98th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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).