Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in Bolivia stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Bolivia peaked at 6.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2012.
That places Bolivia 115th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.3% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | -16.2% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +64.3% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -20.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -47.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +108.7% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -25.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +74.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -37.0% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +63.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +17.2% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +130.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -51.1% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -25.4% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 51% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 36% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 6.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,928 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 79.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 7,271 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.58 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.823 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 17,718 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,806 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 77 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.9059 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Bolivia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Bolivia was 1.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Bolivia ranks 115th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bolivia 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).