Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 7.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with basic education in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.0% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Brazil peaked at 16.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1989.
Brazil ranks 59th of 130 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 (% of total labor force with basic) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.7% | — |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +10.3% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 12.6% | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +51.5% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -15.0% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -17.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 7.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 7.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.3% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 9.3% | 13.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 6.7% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 7.0% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Brazil?
- Unemployment with basic education in Brazil was 7.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1989.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Brazil ranks 59th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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 (% of total 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).