Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Brazil

Brazil: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.2657 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2657
World rank
61st
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.3384
in 2007
All-time low
0.2657
in 2021
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.10.20.32001201120212001: 0.3362002: 0.3332003: 0.3332004: 0.3312005: 0.3252006: 0.3292007: 0.3382008: 0.3212009: 0.3262011: 0.3252012: 0.3142014: 0.3072015: 0.3142016: 0.2942017: 0.2992021: 0.266

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.2657 for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Brazil peaked at 0.3384 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2657, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 61st of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3302 0.3214 0.3384 9
2010s 0.3089 0.2936 0.3254 6
2020s 0.2657 0.2657 0.2657 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 58 Luxembourg 0.2701 compare
  2. 59 Lithuania 0.2698 compare
  3. 60 Paraguay 0.2681 compare
  4. 62 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.262 compare
  5. 63 Honduras 0.2608 compare
  6. 64 Ecuador 0.2534 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Brazil?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Brazil was 0.2657 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3384 in 2007.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2657 in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Brazil ranks 61st out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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