Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
81st
of 107 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1986
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.94 % of labor force with high education in working age1982: 0.947 % of labor force with high education in working age1983: 0.938 % of labor force with high education in working age1984: 0.944 % of labor force with high education in working age1985: 0.955 % of labor force with high education in working age1986: 0.962 % of labor force with high education in working age1987: 0.955 % of labor force with high education in working age1988: 0.952 % of labor force with high education in working age1989: 0.961 % of labor force with high education in working age1990: 0.954 % of labor force with high education in working age1992: 0.941 % of labor force with high education in working age1993: 0.947 % of labor force with high education in working age1995: 0.95 % of labor force with high education in working age1996: 0.944 % of labor force with high education in working age1997: 0.933 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.922 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.909 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.951 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.911 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.906 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.911 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.908 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.916 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.917 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.926 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.917 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.934 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.928 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.928 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.932 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.914 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.89 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.884 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.887 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.891 % of labor force with high education in working age2020: 0.871 % of labor force with high education in working age2021: 0.856 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 81st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1981 0.9%
1982 0.9% +0.7%
1983 0.9% -0.9%
1984 0.9% +0.6%
1985 1.0% +1.2%
1986 1.0% +0.7%
1987 1.0% -0.8%
1988 1.0% -0.3%
1989 1.0% +1.0%
1990 1.0% -0.8%
1992 0.9% -1.4%
1993 0.9% +0.7%
1995 1.0% +0.3%
1996 0.9% -0.6%
1997 0.9% -1.2%
1998 0.9% -1.2%
1999 0.9% -1.4%
2001 1.0% +4.6%
2002 0.9% -4.2%
2003 0.9% -0.6%
2004 0.9% +0.6%
2005 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% +0.9%
2007 0.9% +0.1%
2008 0.9% +1.1%
2009 0.9% -1.1%
2011 0.9% +1.9%
2012 0.9% -0.6%
2013 0.9% +0.0%
2014 0.9% +0.4%
2015 0.9% -1.9%
2016 0.9% -2.6%
2017 0.9% -0.7%
2018 0.9% +0.4%
2019 0.9% +0.4%
2020 0.9% -2.2%
2021 0.9% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 9
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1986.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 81st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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