Labor force with basic education in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force with basic education was 54.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 54.3% for labor force with basic education in 2024.
The figure is 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 65.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.2% | — |
| 2003 | 63.4% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 62.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.6% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 62.2% | 65.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 57.8% | 63.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.0% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 73.9% compare
- 9 Niger 72.5% compare
More work & labour data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force with basic education in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 54.3% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force with basic education?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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).