Unemployment with intermediate education in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment with intermediate education was 6.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with intermediate education in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.7% for unemployment with intermediate education in 2025.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education in Brazil peaked at 15.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1989.
That places Brazil 54th out of 130 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.8% | — |
| 1990 | 3.5% | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +133.2% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 7.4% | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | +16.5% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -52.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +79.7% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | +80.1% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -31.3% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -14.2% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 3.5% | 11.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 4.0% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 6.7% | 15.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education in Brazil?
- Unemployment with intermediate education in Brazil was 6.7% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1989.
- How does Brazil rank for unemployment with intermediate education?
- Brazil ranks 54th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).