Unemployment with intermediate education, female in South Asia
South Asia: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 5.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in South Asia, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 5.9% for unemployment with intermediate education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in South Asia peaked at 21.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2024.
South Asia ranks 18th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21.3% | — |
| 2000 | 20.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | -18.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +71.0% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | -25.8% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.3% | 17.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 5.9% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in South Asia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in South Asia was 5.9% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2024.
- How does South Asia rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- South Asia ranks 18th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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).