Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 38.67 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
38.67
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 81 countries
All-time high
46.76
in 1981
All-time low
38.6
in 2018
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2020

010203040501981200020201981: 46.81982: 46.61983: 45.81984: 46.51985: 46.41986: 46.21987: 45.91988: 45.71989: 44.51990: 44.41992: 42.51993: 41.81995: 41.81996: 42.71997: 421998: 421999: 41.32001: 41.92002: 41.32003: 40.92004: 40.52005: 402006: 39.82007: 39.82008: 39.72009: 39.62011: 39.72012: 40.52013: 40.12014: 39.82015: 39.32016: 38.92017: 38.72018: 38.62019: 38.62020: 38.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2020, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil stood at 38.67.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 46.76 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 38.6, in 2018.

Brazil ranks 49th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 46.76 —
1982 46.58 -0.4%
1983 45.84 -1.6%
1984 46.48 +1.4%
1985 46.41 -0.1%
1986 46.22 -0.4%
1987 45.94 -0.6%
1988 45.68 -0.6%
1989 44.54 -2.5%
1990 44.44 -0.2%
1992 42.51 -4.3%
1993 41.84 -1.6%
1995 41.77 -0.2%
1996 42.7 +2.2%
1997 41.98 -1.7%
1998 41.99 +0.0%
1999 41.35 -1.5%
2001 41.91 +1.3%
2002 41.27 -1.5%
2003 40.87 -1.0%
2004 40.54 -0.8%
2005 40.01 -1.3%
2006 39.83 -0.4%
2007 39.8 -0.1%
2008 39.72 -0.2%
2009 39.64 -0.2%
2011 39.7 +0.1%
2012 40.54 +2.1%
2013 40.11 -1.0%
2014 39.78 -0.8%
2015 39.31 -1.2%
2016 38.94 -0.9%
2017 38.65 -0.7%
2018 38.6 -0.1%
2019 38.64 +0.1%
2020 38.67 +0.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 38.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.75, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 38.67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.07, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 46.05 44.54 46.76 9
1990s 42.32 41.35 44.44 8
2000s 40.4 39.64 41.91 9
2010s 39.36 38.6 40.54 9
2020s 38.67 38.67 38.67 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 46 Hungary 39.17 compare
  2. 47 Albania 39.16 compare
  3. 48 Argentina 38.93 compare
  4. 50 Bulgaria 38.63 compare
  5. 51 Spain 38.39 compare
  6. 52 Indonesia 38.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 38.67 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 46.76 in 1981.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 38.6 in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 49th out of 81 countries with data for 2020.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,116 data points, 1970–2021
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