Unemployment with basic education, male in Argentina
Argentina: Unemployment with basic education, male was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Argentina, 2004–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 1.9% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 70.3% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Argentina peaked at 13.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2024.
That places Argentina 109th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.7% | — |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -35.2% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -70.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.7% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 1.9% | 13.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7783 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Argentina?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Argentina was 1.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Argentina ranks 109th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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, male (% of male 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).