Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Population aged 25-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
33rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1993
All-time low
0.7%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.665 % of population with high edcuation1982: 0.664 % of population with high edcuation1983: 0.67 % of population with high edcuation1984: 0.677 % of population with high edcuation1985: 0.688 % of population with high edcuation1986: 0.7 % of population with high edcuation1987: 0.714 % of population with high edcuation1988: 0.72 % of population with high edcuation1989: 0.731 % of population with high edcuation1990: 0.739 % of population with high edcuation1992: 0.765 % of population with high edcuation1993: 0.769 % of population with high edcuation1995: 0.765 % of population with high edcuation1996: 0.754 % of population with high edcuation1997: 0.756 % of population with high edcuation1998: 0.743 % of population with high edcuation1999: 0.729 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.71 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.706 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.701 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.706 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.705 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.713 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.721 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.729 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.735 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.745 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.738 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.742 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.743 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.748 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.749 % of population with high edcuation2017: 0.751 % of population with high edcuation2018: 0.751 % of population with high edcuation2019: 0.75 % of population with high edcuation2020: 0.753 % of population with high edcuation2021: 0.694 % of population with high edcuation

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high edcuation.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for population aged 25-64, above primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1982.

Brazil ranks 33rd of 108 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.

Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -0.2%
1983 0.7% +1.0%
1984 0.7% +1.0%
1985 0.7% +1.7%
1986 0.7% +1.7%
1987 0.7% +2.0%
1988 0.7% +0.9%
1989 0.7% +1.5%
1990 0.7% +1.1%
1992 0.8% +3.5%
1993 0.8% +0.5%
1995 0.8% -0.4%
1996 0.8% -1.4%
1997 0.8% +0.2%
1998 0.7% -1.7%
1999 0.7% -1.8%
2001 0.7% -2.6%
2002 0.7% -0.6%
2003 0.7% -0.7%
2004 0.7% +0.8%
2005 0.7% -0.1%
2006 0.7% +1.1%
2007 0.7% +1.2%
2008 0.7% +1.1%
2009 0.7% +0.8%
2011 0.7% +1.4%
2012 0.7% -0.9%
2013 0.7% +0.5%
2014 0.7% +0.2%
2015 0.7% +0.6%
2016 0.7% +0.1%
2017 0.8% +0.3%
2018 0.8% -0.1%
2019 0.7% -0.1%
2020 0.8% +0.4%
2021 0.7% -7.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 30 Denmark 0.7% compare
  2. 31 Republic of Moldova 0.7% compare
  3. 32 Uganda 0.7% compare
  4. 34 Sweden 0.7% compare
  5. 35 Poland 0.7% compare
  6. 36 Hungary 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Population aged 25-64, above primary education in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1993.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for population aged 25-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 33rd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 25-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation)
Unit
% of population with high edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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