In 2019, a Statista study on labor shortages showed that in 2020, 14 percent of the workforce in the BRICS economies were working in occupations that required a higher education, with this share increasing to 19 percent by 2030.
Share of workforce in the BRICS economies working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by economy
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Statista, & ILO. (December 10, 2019). Share of workforce in the BRICS economies working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by economy [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171395/higher-education-in-the-brics-economies-workforce/
Statista, und ILO. "Share of workforce in the BRICS economies working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by economy." Chart. December 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171395/higher-education-in-the-brics-economies-workforce/
Statista, ILO. (2019). Share of workforce in the BRICS economies working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by economy. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171395/higher-education-in-the-brics-economies-workforce/
Statista, and ILO. "Share of Workforce in The Brics Economies Working in Occupations That Require Higher Education in 2020 and 2030, by Economy." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171395/higher-education-in-the-brics-economies-workforce/
Statista & ILO, Share of workforce in the BRICS economies working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by economy Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171395/higher-education-in-the-brics-economies-workforce/ (last visited March 11, 2025)
Share of workforce in the BRICS economies working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by economy [Graph], Statista, & ILO, December 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171395/higher-education-in-the-brics-economies-workforce/
