Brazil vs Turkey: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic)
Brazil
7.0%
in 2025
Turkey
7.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
59th
Turkey rank
57th
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) over time
- Brazil
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 7.4% against 7.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 59th and Turkey ranks 57th of 130 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 1.4% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 9.6% | 2.7% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher unemployment with basic education, Brazil or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 7.4% against 7.0% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in unemployment with basic education between Brazil and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Turkey?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Turkey rank globally for unemployment with basic education?
- Brazil ranks 59th and Turkey ranks 57th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).