Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 48.68 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
48.68
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
26th
of 79 countries
All-time high
48.68
in 2021
All-time low
41.71
in 1990
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2021

010203040501981200120211981: 42.81982: 42.51983: 43.21984: 43.11985: 42.61986: 42.61987: 42.51988: 431989: 41.81990: 41.71992: 42.31993: 42.31995: 421996: 42.51997: 41.91998: 42.61999: 42.42001: 42.72002: 42.52003: 43.22004: 43.72005: 43.82006: 43.92007: 44.52008: 43.92009: 44.32011: 45.22012: 43.92013: 44.72014: 44.62015: 44.62016: 45.52017: 45.92018: 45.52019: 45.72020: 46.42021: 48.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil stood at 48.68. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 48.68 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.71, in 1990.

Brazil ranks 26th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 42.79
1982 42.51 -0.7%
1983 43.21 +1.7%
1984 43.06 -0.4%
1985 42.64 -1.0%
1986 42.59 -0.1%
1987 42.47 -0.3%
1988 42.96 +1.2%
1989 41.82 -2.7%
1990 41.71 -0.3%
1992 42.31 +1.4%
1993 42.32 +0.0%
1995 42.05 -0.6%
1996 42.49 +1.0%
1997 41.89 -1.4%
1998 42.59 +1.7%
1999 42.4 -0.4%
2001 42.67 +0.6%
2002 42.55 -0.3%
2003 43.2 +1.5%
2004 43.69 +1.1%
2005 43.81 +0.3%
2006 43.89 +0.2%
2007 44.53 +1.4%
2008 43.93 -1.3%
2009 44.29 +0.8%
2011 45.2 +2.0%
2012 43.91 -2.9%
2013 44.66 +1.7%
2014 44.6 -0.1%
2015 44.56 -0.1%
2016 45.48 +2.1%
2017 45.93 +1.0%
2018 45.53 -0.9%
2019 45.69 +0.4%
2020 46.43 +1.6%
2021 48.68 +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.67 41.82 43.21 9
1990s 42.22 41.71 42.59 8
2000s 43.62 42.55 44.53 9
2010s 45.06 43.91 45.93 9
2020s 47.56 46.43 48.68 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 23 Uruguay 49.08 compare
  2. 24 Hungary 49 compare
  3. 25 Thailand 48.97 compare
  4. 27 Sweden 48.44 compare
  5. 28 Colombia 48.41 compare
  6. 29 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 48.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 48.68 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 48.68 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 41.71 in 1990.
How does Brazil rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 26th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,025 data points, 1970–2021
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