Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Argentina
Argentina: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Argentina, 2004–2024
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 109th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14.8% | — |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -17.5% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -29.9% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -70.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 2.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 42% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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. — 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 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 109th out of 130 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).