Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA blend
IDA blend: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 130.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA blend, 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
IDA blend recorded 130.6% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA blend peaked at 144.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 1992.
IDA blend ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 IDA blend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 81.4% | — |
| 1992 | 81.3% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.6% | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 88.5% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 85.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 86.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 117.3% | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 101.2% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 104.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 133.4% | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 103.1% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 101.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 106.3% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 139.7% | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 144.6% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 136.2% | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 135.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 138.6% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 130.6% | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +38.8% | 84.5% | 117.3% |
| 2020 | +31.4% | 106.3% | 139.7% |
| 2009 | -28.6% | 117.3% | 83.8% |
| 2015 | +27.5% | 104.6% | 133.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 81.3% | 89.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 83.8% | 117.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.5% | 82.0% | 133.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.5% | 130.6% | 144.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More gender data for IDA blend
- Labor force, female 110.95 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.1609 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 21.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.56 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.46 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 16.4% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 61.5% (2024)
- Access to anti-retroviral drugs, female 88.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA blend?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in IDA blend was 130.6% 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 144.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 1992.
- How does IDA blend rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- IDA blend ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.