Unemployment with advanced education in Paraguay
Paraguay: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Paraguay, 1998–2017
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2017, unemployment with advanced education in Paraguay stood at 2.8%.
The figure is down 35.0% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Paraguay peaked at 5.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2007.
That places Paraguay 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.2% | — |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +41.4% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -44.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +59.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +73.8% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 94 Barbados 2.9%
- 95 Hong Kong, China 2.9% compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 2.8% compare
- 98 Republic of Korea 2.7% compare
- 99 Norway 2.7% compare
- 100 United Arab Emirates 2.7%
More work & labour data for Paraguay
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.23 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2175 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2425 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9753 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,607 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,290 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,534 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,514 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,048 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Paraguay?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Paraguay was 2.8% in 2017, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2007.
- How does Paraguay rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Paraguay ranks 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).