Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Unemployment with intermediate education, male was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2002–2024
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 5.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 11.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2014.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.7% | — |
| 2003 | 10.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +48.2% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 5.4% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2014.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for unemployment with intermediate education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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).