Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
65th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1997
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1997–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997–2021

00.20.40.60.811997200920211997: 0.991 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.966 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.93 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.95 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.96 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.955 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.946 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.945 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.964 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.962 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.969 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.974 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.976 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.903 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.971 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.937 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.958 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.954 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.874 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.842 % of youth labor force with low education2020: 0.797 % of youth labor force with low education2021: 0.721 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

In 2021, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 1.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

That places Bolivia, Plurinational State of 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 1997 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1997 1.0%
1999 1.0% -2.5%
2000 0.9% -3.8%
2001 0.9% +2.2%
2002 1.0% +1.1%
2003 1.0% -0.5%
2005 0.9% -1.0%
2006 0.9% -0.2%
2007 1.0% +2.0%
2008 1.0% -0.2%
2009 1.0% +0.8%
2011 1.0% +0.5%
2012 1.0% +0.2%
2013 0.9% -7.5%
2014 1.0% +7.6%
2015 0.9% -3.6%
2016 1.0% +2.2%
2017 1.0% -0.3%
2018 0.9% -8.4%
2019 0.8% -3.6%
2020 0.8% -5.4%
2021 0.7% -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1997.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 65th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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