Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia
Bolivia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 4.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia, 1989–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia is 4.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia peaked at 14.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2009.
Bolivia ranks 118th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.2% | — |
| 1990 | 7.6% | -17.4% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | -30.6% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | -33.6% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | +71.3% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | +165.1% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -55.6% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +80.6% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -30.7% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +56.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -12.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 34% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +165.1% | 5.6% | 14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 3.6% | 7.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.3% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 6.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 4.9% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Bolivia was 4.9% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2009.
- How does Bolivia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Bolivia ranks 118th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).