Unemployment with advanced education in Chile
Chile: Unemployment with advanced education was 7.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Chile, 1998–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Chile recorded 7.7% for unemployment with advanced education in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Chile peaked at 9.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
That places Chile 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +39.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 7.1% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Chile?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Chile was 7.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Chile ranks 29th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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 (% of total 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).