Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force) was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, female in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education, female in Bolivia stood at 2.2%.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Bolivia peaked at 9.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2023.
Bolivia ranks 110th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.2% | — |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -56.1% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +47.7% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +113.8% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -46.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +92.8% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -35.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +49.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +208.1% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -58.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -28.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -30.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | +8.2% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 2.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 49% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 2.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 35% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +208.1% | 3.2% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 7.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 3.2% | 7.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 4.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 2.0% | 9.8% | 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 basic education, female in Bolivia?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Bolivia was 2.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2023.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Bolivia ranks 110th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).