Unemployment with basic education in Bolivia
Bolivia: Unemployment with basic education was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Bolivia, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in Bolivia stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Bolivia peaked at 6.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2012.
That places Bolivia 113th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 6.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Bolivia
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Bolivia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Bolivia was 1.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2012.
- How does Bolivia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Bolivia ranks 113th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).