Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 63.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Brazil stood at 63.9%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Brazil peaked at 78.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 27th 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 intermediate education, female (% of female) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 75.5% | — |
| 1990 | 74.8% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 69.3% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 68.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 70.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.5% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 66.9% | 74.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 71.0% | 73.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 66.7% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 60.5% | 65.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Brazil?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Brazil was 63.9% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Brazil ranks 27th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. 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 intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).