Unemployment with basic education, male in Paraguay
Paraguay: Unemployment with basic education, male was 4.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Paraguay, 1998–2017
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 4.3% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Paraguay peaked at 8.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2012.
Paraguay ranks 81st of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.9% | — |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -29.9% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +35.6% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Paraguay?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Paraguay was 4.3% in 2017, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2012.
- How does Paraguay rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Paraguay ranks 81st out of 130 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 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).