Labor force with basic education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force with basic education was 54.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 54.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 64.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.5%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.9% | — |
| 2003 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 62.3% | 64.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 58.1% | 64.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 52.5% | 55.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 92.1% compare
- 2 Qatar 91.6% compare
- 3 Saint Lucia 86.3% compare
- 4 Uganda 81.9% compare
- 5 Nigeria 81.1% compare
- 6 Cambodia 80.3% compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 74.3% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Labor force with basic education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 54.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for labor force with basic education?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).