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Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.3%
Median: 7.0%
Countries Covered
148
with available data
Highest
Slovakia
47.1%
Lowest
Qatar
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Slovakia47.1%
2South Africa42.8%
3Eswatini39.5%
4Iraq36.6%
5Puerto Rico35.1%
By Region
Africa13.8%(8 countries)
Europe13.0%(32 countries)
Other8.6%(75 countries)
South America7.6%(7 countries)
Oceania7.4%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (47.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.3%)
Africa (8)
Europe (32)
Other (75)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (20)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia | 47.1% |
| 2 | South Africa | 42.8% |
| 3 | Eswatini | 39.5% |
| 4 | Iraq | 36.6% |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 35.1% |
| 6 | Montenegro | 30.6% |
| 7 | Sweden | 29.4% |
| 8 | Botswana | 27.1% |
| 9 | Angola | 24.0% |
| 10 | Finland | 23.9% |
| 11 | Somalia | 20.8% |
| 12 | Spain | 20.2% |
| 13 | Lesotho | 19.3% |
| 14 | Morocco | 19.2% |
| 15 | Mali | 19.1% |
| 16 | Estonia | 18.8% |
| 17 | New Caledonia | 18.3% |
| 18 | Latvia | 18.1% |
| 19 | Malawi | 17.5% |
| 20 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 17.3% |
| 21 | Bahamas | 16.5% |
| 22 | Marshall Islands | 16.4% |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 16.3% |
| 24 | Greece | 16.1% |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.9% |
| 26 | Tuvalu | 14.8% |
| 27 | Canada | 14.6% |
| 28 | Hungary | 14.3% |
| 29 | Lithuania | 13.7% |
| 30 | France | 13.6% |
| 31 | Tunisia | 13.3% |
| 32 | Romania | 12.9% |
| 33 | Rwanda | 12.8% |
| 34 | Uruguay | 12.6% |
| 35 | Armenia | 12.3% |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 12.3% |
| 37 | Ukraine | 12.1% |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 12.0% |
| 39 | Italy | 11.9% |
| 40 | Mozambique | 11.8% |
| 41 | State of Palestine | 11.7% |
| 42 | Denmark | 11.6% |
| 43 | Ireland | 11.6% |
| 44 | Brazil | 11.5% |
| 45 | Grenada | 11.4% |
| 46 | Norway | 11.3% |
| 47 | Colombia | 11.1% |
| 48 | Austria | 10.9% |
| 49 | Senegal | 10.7% |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 10.5% |
| 51 | Chile | 9.8% |
| 52 | Belgium | 9.8% |
| 53 | Samoa | 9.5% |
| 54 | Jordan | 9.5% |
| 55 | Panama | 9.4% |
| 56 | Croatia | 9.3% |
| 57 | Belarus | 9.1% |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 8.8% |
| 59 | Afghanistan | 8.7% |
| 60 | Slovenia | 8.6% |
| 61 | Portugal | 8.5% |
| 62 | Pakistan | 8.5% |
| 63 | Türkiye | 8.4% |
| 64 | Australia | 8.2% |
| 65 | Switzerland | 8.2% |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 8.2% |
| 67 | Barbados | 8.1% |
| 68 | United States of America | 8.0% |
| 69 | Albania | 7.9% |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 7.5% |
| 71 | Iceland | 7.5% |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 7.5% |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 7.3% |
| 74 | Serbia | 7.2% |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 6.9% |
| 76 | San Marino | 6.9% |
| 77 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.7% |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 6.6% |
| 79 | New Zealand | 6.6% |
| 80 | Mauritius | 6.3% |
| 81 | Netherlands | 6.3% |
| 82 | Germany | 6.3% |
| 83 | Poland | 6.2% |
| 84 | Nauru | 6.1% |
| 85 | Egypt | 6.0% |
| 86 | Czech Republic | 6.0% |
| 87 | Honduras | 5.8% |
| 88 | Republic of The Gambia | 5.7% |
| 89 | Cameroon | 5.7% |
| 90 | Mongolia | 5.7% |
| 91 | Cyprus | 5.6% |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.3% |
| 93 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.1% |
| 94 | Sudan | 4.9% |
| 95 | Bhutan | 4.7% |
| 96 | Kenya | 4.5% |
| 97 | Seychelles | 4.4% |
| 98 | Fiji | 4.3% |
| 99 | Peru | 4.2% |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 4.2% |
| 101 | Ghana | 4.2% |
| 102 | Israel | 4.2% |
| 103 | Kiribati | 4.0% |
| 104 | Zambia | 3.9% |
| 105 | Comoros | 3.9% |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 3.8% |
| 107 | Malaysia | 3.8% |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 3.7% |
| 109 | Malta | 3.7% |
| 110 | Georgia | 3.6% |
| 111 | Palau | 3.3% |
| 112 | South Korea | 3.1% |
| 113 | Singapore | 3.0% |
| 114 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9% |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.8% |
| 116 | Guatemala | 2.8% |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 2.6% |
| 118 | Argentina | 2.5% |
| 119 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.5% |
| 120 | El Salvador | 2.4% |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 2.3% |
| 122 | Nigeria | 2.2% |
| 123 | Tonga | 2.2% |
| 124 | Bolivia | 2.2% |
| 125 | Mexico | 2.2% |
| 126 | Togo | 2.2% |
| 127 | Jamaica | 2.2% |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% |
| 129 | Timor-Leste | 2.1% |
| 130 | Philippines | 2.1% |
| 131 | Hong Kong | 2.0% |
| 132 | Benin | 1.9% |
| 133 | Ecuador | 1.7% |
| 134 | Chad | 1.7% |
| 135 | Uganda | 1.7% |
| 136 | Indonesia | 1.6% |
| 137 | India | 1.6% |
| 138 | Myanmar | 1.4% |
| 139 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.3% |
| 140 | Vietnam | 1.1% |
| 141 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.0% |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% |
| 143 | Burundi | 0.7% |
| 144 | Oman | 0.7% |
| 145 | Niger | 0.6% |
| 146 | Thailand | 0.4% |
| 147 | Cambodia | 0.2% |
| 148 | Qatar | 0.2% |
Showing 148 of 148 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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