Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 93.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 93.1% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 97.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 1992.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 87.1% | — |
| 1992 | 85.4% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 88.3% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 88.7% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 93.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.5% | 85.4% | 90.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 88.7% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.9% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.5% | 97.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 500.61 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2364 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.91 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.38 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.1% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 95.5% (2024)
- Female migrants 40.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 93.1% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 1992.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.