Unemployment with intermediate education in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment with intermediate education was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 3.3% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2024.
The figure is down 15.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Bolivia peaked at 10.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2013.
Bolivia ranks 107th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7.0% | — |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -55.6% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +27.4% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +76.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +18.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -57.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +107.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -36.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 3.8% | 10.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 3.3% | 10.7% | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Bolivia?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Bolivia was 3.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Bolivia ranks 107th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 intermediate education (% of total 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).