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

Brazil: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 42.4 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
42.4
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
46th
of 103 countries
All-time high
42.4
in 2021
All-time low
30.82
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 30.91982: 30.91983: 31.11984: 311985: 311986: 30.81987: 31.11988: 31.41989: 31.41990: 31.51992: 31.91993: 321995: 32.21996: 32.41997: 32.61998: 32.91999: 33.22001: 33.62002: 33.92003: 34.32004: 34.42005: 34.62006: 352007: 35.32008: 35.62009: 362011: 36.62012: 36.22013: 36.42014: 36.92015: 37.22016: 38.22017: 38.22018: 38.42019: 38.82020: 39.72021: 42.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 42.4 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 42.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.82, in 1986.

That places Brazil 46th 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 31.06 30.82 31.43 9
1990s 32.34 31.49 33.25 8
2000s 34.75 33.56 36.05 9
2010s 37.45 36.24 38.82 9
2020s 41.03 39.66 42.4 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 43 Czechia 43 compare
  2. 44 Ecuador 42.78 compare
  3. 45 Montenegro 42.74 compare
  4. 47 Germany 41.85 compare
  5. 48 Paraguay 40.67 compare
  6. 49 South Africa 40.19 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, primary education and below in Brazil?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 42.4 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 42.4 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 30.82 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 46th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,418 data points, 1970–2021
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