Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, male in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 3.4% for unemployment with advanced education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, male in Bolivia peaked at 10.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1991.
That places Bolivia 75th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | +59.4% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +66.9% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -59.7% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +58.2% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +33.2% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -19.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +95.7% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -49.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +79.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +138.9% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -36.6% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -8.7% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.9%, 49% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 3.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 7.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.4% | 10.4% | 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 unemployment with advanced education, male in Bolivia?
- Unemployment with advanced education, male in Bolivia was 3.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, male recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1991.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment with advanced education, male?
- Bolivia ranks 75th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, male rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).