Unemployment with intermediate education in Paraguay
Paraguay: Unemployment with intermediate education was 5.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education in Paraguay, 1998–2017
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2017, unemployment with intermediate education in Paraguay stood at 5.9%.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Paraguay peaked at 13.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1998.
That places Paraguay 63rd out of 130 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.4% | — |
| 1999 | 7.0% | +29.6% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +38.4% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +39.5% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -24.5% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -34.9% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +20.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.2% | 13.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.9% | 7.8% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Paraguay?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Paraguay was 5.9% in 2017, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1998.
- How does Paraguay rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Paraguay ranks 63rd out of 130 countries with data for 2017.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).