Unemployment with intermediate education in Chile
Chile: Unemployment with intermediate education was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Chile, 1998–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education in Chile is 9.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Chile peaked at 12.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2013.
That places Chile 32nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.6% | — |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 10.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +45.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 12.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Chile?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Chile was 9.8% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% 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).