Unemployment with basic education in Brazil
Brazil: Unemployment with basic education 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 57th of 128 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.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Brazil
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
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 57th out of 128 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).