Unemployment with basic education, female in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment with basic education, female was 9.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education, female in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 9.4% for unemployment with basic education, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, female in Brazil peaked at 21.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1989.
Brazil ranks 49th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7.2% | — |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +29.0% |
| 1995 | 11.7% | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 15.3% | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 17.0% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 14.9% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +51.7% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -27.0% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 7.4% | 17.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 13.1% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.1% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 9.4% | 21.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, female in Brazil?
- Unemployment with basic education, female in Brazil was 9.4% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1989.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment with basic education, female?
- Brazil ranks 49th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).