Unemployment with basic education, male in Chile
Chile: Unemployment with basic education, male was 8.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Chile, 1998–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment with basic education, male in Chile stood at 8.5%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Chile peaked at 11.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2012.
Chile ranks 46th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.1% | — |
| 2000 | 11.3% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +69.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.1% | 10.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 11.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Chile?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Chile was 8.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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).