Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Population aged 25-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
48th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2013
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.10.20.30.40.51981200120211981: 0.412 % of population with low edcuation1982: 0.414 % of population with low edcuation1983: 0.417 % of population with low edcuation1984: 0.417 % of population with low edcuation1985: 0.419 % of population with low edcuation1986: 0.418 % of population with low edcuation1987: 0.419 % of population with low edcuation1988: 0.421 % of population with low edcuation1989: 0.422 % of population with low edcuation1990: 0.425 % of population with low edcuation1992: 0.445 % of population with low edcuation1993: 0.444 % of population with low edcuation1995: 0.44 % of population with low edcuation1996: 0.389 % of population with low edcuation1997: 0.39 % of population with low edcuation1998: 0.394 % of population with low edcuation1999: 0.396 % of population with low edcuation2001: 0.401 % of population with low edcuation2002: 0.404 % of population with low edcuation2003: 0.407 % of population with low edcuation2004: 0.407 % of population with low edcuation2005: 0.41 % of population with low edcuation2006: 0.411 % of population with low edcuation2007: 0.416 % of population with low edcuation2008: 0.416 % of population with low edcuation2009: 0.416 % of population with low edcuation2011: 0.417 % of population with low edcuation2012: 0.459 % of population with low edcuation2013: 0.459 % of population with low edcuation2014: 0.458 % of population with low edcuation2015: 0.455 % of population with low edcuation2016: 0.453 % of population with low edcuation2017: 0.453 % of population with low edcuation2018: 0.45 % of population with low edcuation2019: 0.449 % of population with low edcuation2020: 0.437 % of population with low edcuation2021: 0.386 % of population with low edcuation

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Brazil is 0.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 48th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population with low edcuation Change
1981 0.4%
1982 0.4% +0.7%
1983 0.4% +0.6%
1984 0.4% -0.0%
1985 0.4% +0.6%
1986 0.4% -0.2%
1987 0.4% +0.1%
1988 0.4% +0.5%
1989 0.4% +0.3%
1990 0.4% +0.7%
1992 0.4% +4.6%
1993 0.4% -0.1%
1995 0.4% -1.0%
1996 0.4% -11.6%
1997 0.4% +0.5%
1998 0.4% +0.8%
1999 0.4% +0.7%
2001 0.4% +1.2%
2002 0.4% +0.6%
2003 0.4% +0.8%
2004 0.4% -0.0%
2005 0.4% +0.6%
2006 0.4% +0.4%
2007 0.4% +1.2%
2008 0.4% +0.1%
2009 0.4% -0.2%
2011 0.4% +0.4%
2012 0.5% +10.0%
2013 0.5% +0.0%
2014 0.5% -0.2%
2015 0.5% -0.6%
2016 0.5% -0.4%
2017 0.5% +0.0%
2018 0.4% -0.7%
2019 0.4% -0.3%
2020 0.4% -2.6%
2021 0.4% -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 45 Mozambique 0.4% compare
  2. 46 Kenya 0.4% compare
  3. 47 Belize 0.4% compare
  4. 49 South Africa 0.4% compare
  5. 50 Bolivia 0.4% compare
  6. 51 Chile 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
What is the lowest population aged 25-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for population aged 25-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 48th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 25-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 25-64, primary education and below (% of population with low edcuation)
Unit
% of population with low edcuation
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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