Brazil vs Uruguay: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)
Brazil
73.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
74.0%
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Uruguay rank
19th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 74.0% against 73.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 19th of 125 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9% | 79.5% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 76.2% | 3.3% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 78.9% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 72.8% | 1.2% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age), Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 74.0% against 73.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Uruguay ranks 19th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).