Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Chile
Chile: Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Chile, 1998–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, male in Chile is 9.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Chile peaked at 11.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2013.
Chile ranks 21st of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8.0% | — |
| 2000 | 8.8% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | +54.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Chile?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Chile was 9.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 126 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).