Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Greece

Greece: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
98th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2008
All-time low
0.4%
in 2014
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Greece, 1984–2016

00.20.40.60.81984200020161984: 0.682 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.674 % of female youth labor force2005: 0.615 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.615 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.639 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.734 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.619 % of female youth labor force2010: 0.605 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.497 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.47 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.379 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.373 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.423 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.454 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Greece is 0.5%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Greece peaked at 0.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2014.

That places Greece 98th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1984 0.7%
2004 0.7% -1.2%
2005 0.6% -8.7%
2006 0.6% -0.1%
2007 0.6% +4.0%
2008 0.7% +14.8%
2009 0.6% -15.7%
2010 0.6% -2.3%
2011 0.5% -17.8%
2012 0.5% -5.6%
2013 0.4% -19.3%
2014 0.4% -1.6%
2015 0.4% +13.3%
2016 0.5% +7.4%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 58% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 58% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 95 Egypt 0.5% compare
  2. 96 Spain 0.5% compare
  3. 97 Gambia 0.5% compare
  4. 99 Italy 0.4% compare
  5. 100 Slovenia 0.4% compare
  6. 101 Albania 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Greece?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female in Greece was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
How does Greece rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female?
Greece ranks 98th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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