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

Brazil: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
40th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 1992
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.7781982: 0.7821983: 0.781984: 0.7781985: 0.7831986: 0.8191987: 0.8111988: 0.8221989: 0.8231990: 0.8321992: 0.7141993: 0.7191995: 0.7341996: 0.7581997: 0.7491998: 0.7581999: 0.7412001: 0.782002: 0.7712003: 0.7692004: 0.7622005: 0.762006: 0.7692007: 0.7782008: 0.7862009: 0.7952011: 0.7992012: 0.8812013: 0.8862014: 0.8872015: 0.8942016: 0.8942017: 0.9032018: 0.9042019: 0.9032020: 0.8912021: 0.862

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil is 0.9%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.

Brazil ranks 40th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 0.8%
1982 0.8% +0.4%
1983 0.8% -0.2%
1984 0.8% -0.3%
1985 0.8% +0.7%
1986 0.8% +4.6%
1987 0.8% -1.0%
1988 0.8% +1.4%
1989 0.8% +0.1%
1990 0.8% +1.2%
1992 0.7% -14.2%
1993 0.7% +0.7%
1995 0.7% +2.1%
1996 0.8% +3.3%
1997 0.7% -1.3%
1998 0.8% +1.3%
1999 0.7% -2.3%
2001 0.8% +5.3%
2002 0.8% -1.1%
2003 0.8% -0.3%
2004 0.8% -0.9%
2005 0.8% -0.2%
2006 0.8% +1.2%
2007 0.8% +1.1%
2008 0.8% +1.1%
2009 0.8% +1.1%
2011 0.8% +0.5%
2012 0.9% +10.3%
2013 0.9% +0.6%
2014 0.9% +0.0%
2015 0.9% +0.8%
2016 0.9% -0.0%
2017 0.9% +1.0%
2018 0.9% +0.2%
2019 0.9% -0.2%
2020 0.9% -1.3%
2021 0.9% -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 37 United States of America 0.9% compare
  2. 38 Chile 0.9% compare
  3. 39 Spain 0.9% compare
  4. 41 Honduras 0.9% compare
  5. 42 Colombia 0.9% compare
  6. 43 Italy 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
How does Brazil rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education?
Brazil ranks 40th out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age)
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,202 data points, 1970–2021
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