Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Brazil

Brazil: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary was 1.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
34th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1988
All-time low
1.0%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.9931982: 0.9921983: 0.9921984: 0.9921985: 0.9931986: 0.9921987: 0.9921988: 0.9941989: 0.9931990: 0.9921992: 0.9831993: 0.9841995: 0.9861996: 0.9851997: 0.9871998: 0.9861999: 0.9842001: 0.9872002: 0.9842003: 0.9852004: 0.9852005: 0.9822006: 0.9812007: 0.9822008: 0.9812009: 0.982011: 0.9792012: 0.9872013: 0.9872014: 0.9862015: 0.9872016: 0.9862017: 0.9872018: 0.9862019: 0.9852020: 0.9822021: 0.978

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Brazil stood at 1.0%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 34th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 1.0%
1982 1.0% -0.1%
1983 1.0% -0.1%
1984 1.0% +0.0%
1985 1.0% +0.1%
1986 1.0% -0.0%
1987 1.0% -0.0%
1988 1.0% +0.2%
1989 1.0% -0.1%
1990 1.0% -0.2%
1992 1.0% -0.9%
1993 1.0% +0.1%
1995 1.0% +0.2%
1996 1.0% -0.1%
1997 1.0% +0.2%
1998 1.0% -0.1%
1999 1.0% -0.2%
2001 1.0% +0.3%
2002 1.0% -0.3%
2003 1.0% +0.1%
2004 1.0% +0.0%
2005 1.0% -0.3%
2006 1.0% -0.1%
2007 1.0% +0.1%
2008 1.0% -0.2%
2009 1.0% -0.1%
2011 1.0% -0.1%
2012 1.0% +0.8%
2013 1.0% -0.0%
2014 1.0% -0.0%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% -0.1%
2017 1.0% +0.0%
2018 1.0% -0.1%
2019 1.0% -0.0%
2020 1.0% -0.3%
2021 1.0% -0.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 31 Finland 1.0% compare
  2. 32 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
  3. 33 Spain 1.0% compare
  4. 35 Italy 1.0% compare
  5. 36 Estonia 1.0% compare
  6. 37 Uruguay 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Brazil?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Brazil was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1988.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary?
Brazil ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age)
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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