Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.5%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
30th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2001
All-time low
0.5%
in 2015
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.20.40.61981200020201981: 0.52 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.555 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.566 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.561 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.536 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.53 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.535 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.545 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.592 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.602 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.606 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.595 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.609 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.62 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.633 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.642 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.638 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.637 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.641 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.636 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.627 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.61 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.603 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.596 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.553 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.526 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.515 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.51 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.52 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.526 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.536 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.52 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.5% for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2020.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.

Brazil ranks 30th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Informal job workers, 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 0.5%
1982 0.5% +4.2%
1983 0.6% +2.4%
1984 0.6% +2.1%
1985 0.6% -1.0%
1986 0.5% -4.4%
1987 0.5% +1.1%
1988 0.5% -2.2%
1989 0.5% +0.9%
1990 0.5% +1.8%
1992 0.6% +8.8%
1993 0.6% +1.6%
1995 0.6% +0.7%
1996 0.6% -1.8%
1997 0.6% +2.2%
1998 0.6% +1.8%
1999 0.6% +2.1%
2001 0.6% +1.5%
2002 0.6% -0.6%
2003 0.6% -0.1%
2004 0.6% +0.6%
2005 0.6% -0.7%
2006 0.6% -1.4%
2007 0.6% -2.8%
2008 0.6% -1.1%
2009 0.6% -1.2%
2011 0.6% -7.1%
2012 0.5% -4.9%
2013 0.5% -2.1%
2014 0.5% -2.7%
2015 0.5% -0.0%
2016 0.5% +1.7%
2017 0.5% +2.1%
2018 0.5% +1.2%
2019 0.5% +1.8%
2020 0.5% -3.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

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  3. 29 Turkey 0.5% compare
  4. 31 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  5. 32 South Korea 0.4% compare
  6. 33 South Africa 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.5% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
What is the lowest informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 30th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal job workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. 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 Informal job workers, 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
Informal job workers, 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
38 places, 449 data points, 1981–2021
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