Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
13th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1989
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.61981200020201981: 0.571 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.561 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.508 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.527 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.544 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.562 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.562 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.571 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.577 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.568 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.57 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.556 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.558 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.554 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.547 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.541 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.532 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.505 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.495 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.499 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.496 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.5 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.5 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.516 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.524 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.522 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.573 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.381 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.384 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.39 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.383 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.366 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.353 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.345 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.336 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.346 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil is 0.3%, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

Brazil ranks 13th of 24 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.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1981 0.6% —
1982 0.6% -1.6%
1983 0.5% -9.6%
1984 0.5% +3.8%
1985 0.5% +3.2%
1986 0.6% +3.3%
1987 0.6% +0.0%
1988 0.6% +1.6%
1989 0.6% +1.1%
1990 0.6% -1.7%
1992 0.6% +0.4%
1993 0.6% -2.5%
1995 0.6% +0.5%
1996 0.6% -0.8%
1997 0.5% -1.2%
1998 0.5% -1.1%
1999 0.5% -1.6%
2001 0.5% -5.1%
2002 0.5% -2.0%
2003 0.5% +0.8%
2004 0.5% -0.7%
2005 0.5% +0.9%
2006 0.5% +0.1%
2007 0.5% +3.2%
2008 0.5% +1.5%
2009 0.5% -0.4%
2011 0.6% +9.8%
2012 0.4% -33.4%
2013 0.4% +0.7%
2014 0.4% +1.7%
2015 0.4% -1.8%
2016 0.4% -4.5%
2017 0.4% -3.5%
2018 0.3% -2.5%
2019 0.3% -2.5%
2020 0.3% +3.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 92% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 -33.4% 0.6% 0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  2. 11 Ecuador 0.5% compare
  3. 12 Mexico 0.4% compare
  4. 14 Honduras 0.3% compare
  5. 15 El Salvador 0.2% compare
  6. 16 Peru 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1989.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 24 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 271 data points, 1981–2021
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