Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.2% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
12th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1981
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil, 1981–2020

0.20.30.40.51981200020201981: 0.473 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.448 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.439 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.424 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.425 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.453 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.443 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.459 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.453 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.444 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.389 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.379 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.375 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.377 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.372 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.373 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.359 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.369 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.356 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.358 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.353 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.358 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.367 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.393 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.4 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.444 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.161 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.176 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.191 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.2 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.208 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.207 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.208 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.203 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.217 % 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 social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil is 0.2%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Brazil ranks 12th of 28 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Sri Lanka 0.4% compare
  2. 10 South Africa 0.4% compare
  3. 11 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  4. 13 Mexico 0.2% compare
  5. 14 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.2% compare
  6. 15 Peru 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 28 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil was 0.2% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1981.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Brazil rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 28 countries with data for 2020.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. 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 social security, 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 social security, 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
28 places, 369 data points, 1981–2021
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