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Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Population aged 65 and above, above primary education was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
61st
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.020.040.061981200120211981: 0.021 % of population with high edcuation1982: 0.021 % of population with high edcuation1983: 0.021 % of population with high edcuation1984: 0.02 % of population with high edcuation1985: 0.02 % of population with high edcuation1986: 0.02 % of population with high edcuation1987: 0.021 % of population with high edcuation1988: 0.022 % of population with high edcuation1989: 0.022 % of population with high edcuation1990: 0.022 % of population with high edcuation1992: 0.029 % of population with high edcuation1993: 0.028 % of population with high edcuation1995: 0.032 % of population with high edcuation1996: 0.032 % of population with high edcuation1997: 0.031 % of population with high edcuation1998: 0.031 % of population with high edcuation1999: 0.033 % of population with high edcuation2001: 0.031 % of population with high edcuation2002: 0.031 % of population with high edcuation2003: 0.033 % of population with high edcuation2004: 0.032 % of population with high edcuation2005: 0.032 % of population with high edcuation2006: 0.033 % of population with high edcuation2007: 0.035 % of population with high edcuation2008: 0.037 % of population with high edcuation2009: 0.037 % of population with high edcuation2011: 0.04 % of population with high edcuation2012: 0.039 % of population with high edcuation2013: 0.041 % of population with high edcuation2014: 0.043 % of population with high edcuation2015: 0.045 % of population with high edcuation2016: 0.048 % of population with high edcuation2017: 0.049 % of population with high edcuation2018: 0.052 % of population with high edcuation2019: 0.055 % of population with high edcuation2020: 0.057 % of population with high edcuation2021: 0.056 % of population with high edcuation

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.1% for population aged 65 and above, above primary education in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 61st 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 65 and above, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Year % of population with high edcuation Change
1981 0.0% —
1982 0.0% -2.6%
1983 0.0% +0.9%
1984 0.0% -3.2%
1985 0.0% +0.6%
1986 0.0% -1.2%
1987 0.0% +2.1%
1988 0.0% +6.2%
1989 0.0% +0.2%
1990 0.0% +2.2%
1992 0.0% +29.0%
1993 0.0% -2.0%
1995 0.0% +11.9%
1996 0.0% +1.0%
1997 0.0% -2.3%
1998 0.0% -0.7%
1999 0.0% +7.1%
2001 0.0% -5.3%
2002 0.0% -0.3%
2003 0.0% +7.2%
2004 0.0% -4.0%
2005 0.0% +0.6%
2006 0.0% +2.4%
2007 0.0% +5.5%
2008 0.0% +4.6%
2009 0.0% +1.0%
2011 0.0% +7.3%
2012 0.0% -2.1%
2013 0.0% +4.6%
2014 0.0% +7.2%
2015 0.0% +3.3%
2016 0.0% +7.6%
2017 0.0% +2.2%
2018 0.1% +6.0%
2019 0.1% +5.3%
2020 0.1% +3.5%
2021 0.1% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 58 Mexico 0.1% compare
  2. 59 Jamaica 0.1% compare
  3. 60 Senegal 0.1% compare
  4. 62 Mauritius 0.1% compare
  5. 63 Colombia 0.1% compare
  6. 64 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Brazil?
Population aged 65 and above, above primary education in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for population aged 65 and above, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 61st out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is population aged 65 and above, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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 65 and above, above primary education (% of population with high edcuation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, 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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