Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Brazil
Brazil: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 73.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Brazil is 73.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Brazil peaked at 83.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 21st out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 81.8% | — |
| 1990 | 81.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 77.9% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.8% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 79.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 82.9% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 79.5% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 70.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.8% | 81.8% | 81.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.9% | 77.8% | 81.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 78.7% | 80.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 75.6% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.2% | 70.4% | 74.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Brazil?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Brazil was 73.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 intermediate education (% of total 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).