Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 35.63 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
35.63
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
69th
of 103 countries
All-time high
35.92
in 2020
All-time low
30.51
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 30.71982: 30.51983: 30.61984: 30.81985: 30.81986: 311987: 31.21988: 31.41989: 31.61990: 31.81992: 32.91993: 33.11995: 33.21996: 33.21997: 33.21998: 33.21999: 33.12001: 32.82002: 32.82003: 32.82004: 32.92005: 32.82006: 33.12007: 33.22008: 33.42009: 33.62011: 342012: 33.82013: 342014: 34.22015: 34.62016: 35.12017: 35.12018: 35.32019: 35.52020: 35.92021: 35.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil stood at 35.63.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 35.92 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 30.51, in 1982.

That places Brazil 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 30.96 30.51 31.56 9
1990s 32.98 31.84 33.24 8
2000s 33.05 32.78 33.64 9
2010s 34.61 33.76 35.45 9
2020s 35.77 35.63 35.92 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 66 Peru 35.92 compare
  2. 67 Mexico 35.78 compare
  3. 68 Trinidad and Tobago 35.69 compare
  4. 70 Zambia 35.56 compare
  5. 71 Morocco 35.54 compare
  6. 72 Colombia 35.36 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil was 35.63 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 35.92 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 30.51 in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 69th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,381 data points, 1970–2021
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