Labor force with advanced education, female in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force with advanced education, female was 78.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 78.2% for labor force with advanced education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Brazil peaked at 87.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 46th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 87.6% | — |
| 1990 | 87.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 82.7% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 80.4% | 87.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 80.3% | 81.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 76.0% | 80.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 75.7% | 78.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Brazil?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Brazil was 78.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Brazil ranks 46th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).