Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Spain
Spain: Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 13.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Spain, 1992–2025
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 Spain is 13.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Spain peaked at 34.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 27th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 29.2% | — |
| 1993 | 32.0% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 32.1% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 31.0% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -25.5% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +40.8% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 14.2% | -16.8% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.6% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 10.5% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 16.8% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 13.3% | 20.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Spain?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Spain was 13.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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).