Unemployment with basic education in Argentina
Argentina: Unemployment with basic education was 2.1% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Argentina, 2004β2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 2.1% for unemployment with basic education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.4% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Argentina peaked at 14.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
Argentina ranks 108th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.4% | 14.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 12.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 2.1% | 14.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Argentina
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7715 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 52,564 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 2,664 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 19,145 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 19,111 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 38,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Argentina?
- Unemployment with basic education in Argentina was 2.1% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 14.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Argentina rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Argentina ranks 108th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education 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 (% of total 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).