Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil

Brazil: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
43rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.511 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.5 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.524 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.493 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.506 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.526 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.529 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.536 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.539 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.526 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.489 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.495 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.493 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.511 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.503 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.504 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.489 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.515 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.509 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.501 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.5 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.494 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.503 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.51 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.522 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.522 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.539 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.559 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.561 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.563 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.556 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.544 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.539 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.539 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.525 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.514 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.48 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 43rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1981 0.5%
1982 0.5% -2.2%
1983 0.5% +4.9%
1984 0.5% -6.0%
1985 0.5% +2.8%
1986 0.5% +3.9%
1987 0.5% +0.5%
1988 0.5% +1.5%
1989 0.5% +0.5%
1990 0.5% -2.4%
1992 0.5% -7.1%
1993 0.5% +1.2%
1995 0.5% -0.3%
1996 0.5% +3.6%
1997 0.5% -1.6%
1998 0.5% +0.2%
1999 0.5% -3.1%
2001 0.5% +5.5%
2002 0.5% -1.3%
2003 0.5% -1.6%
2004 0.5% -0.2%
2005 0.5% -1.2%
2006 0.5% +1.9%
2007 0.5% +1.3%
2008 0.5% +2.3%
2009 0.5% -0.1%
2011 0.5% +3.3%
2012 0.6% +3.7%
2013 0.6% +0.3%
2014 0.6% +0.5%
2015 0.6% -1.2%
2016 0.5% -2.2%
2017 0.5% -1.0%
2018 0.5% +0.0%
2019 0.5% -2.5%
2020 0.5% -2.2%
2021 0.5% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 40 Türkiye 0.5% compare
  2. 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.5% compare
  3. 42 Uruguay 0.5% compare
  4. 44 Egypt 0.5% compare
  5. 45 Sweden 0.5% compare
  6. 46 Philippines 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Brazil ranks 43rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
Non-agricultural wage employment, 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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