Labor force with basic education in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force with basic education was 50.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 50.2% for labor force with basic education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Brazil peaked at 70.5% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 60th of 123 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 65.2% | 70.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 65.6% | 67.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 56.2% | 70.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.3% | 50.2% | 53.0% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Brazil?
- Labor force with basic education in Brazil was 50.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 1989.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force with basic education?
- Brazil ranks 60th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).