Unemployment with basic education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Unemployment with basic education, male was 5.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Unemployment with basic education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with basic education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 5.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.1% | — |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +42.0% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.4% | 9.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 11.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5.2% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).