Labor force with advanced education in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force with advanced education was 82.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with advanced education in Brazil stood at 82.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Brazil peaked at 91.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 28th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 91.3% | — |
| 1990 | 90.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 86.3% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 86.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 82.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.3% | 91.3% | 91.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 84.8% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.9% | 84.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 81.5% | 83.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.0% | 82.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Brazil?
- Labor force with advanced education in Brazil was 82.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 (% of total 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).