Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.82 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.82
Change on year
up 53.8%
World rank
6th
of 28 countries
All-time high
2
in 2018
All-time low
0.7407
in 1998
Years of data
26
1992–2020

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1992–2020

00.511.521992200620201992: 0.8831993: 0.8231995: 0.8411996: 0.81997: 0.9061998: 0.7411999: 0.792001: 0.8672002: 12003: 0.9142004: 0.8872005: 0.9252006: 0.8892007: 0.842008: 0.8942009: 0.852011: 0.8572012: 1.52013: 1.32014: 1.42015: 1.62016: 1.62017: 1.82018: 22019: 1.22020: 1.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.82 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2020.

The figure is up 53.8% on the previous year and up 113.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7407, in 1998.

Brazil ranks 6th of 28 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 0.8828 —
1993 0.8233 -6.7%
1995 0.8411 +2.2%
1996 0.8 -4.9%
1997 0.9055 +13.2%
1998 0.7407 -18.2%
1999 0.7904 +6.7%
2001 0.8667 +9.6%
2002 1 +15.4%
2003 0.9143 -8.6%
2004 0.8874 -2.9%
2005 0.925 +4.2%
2006 0.8889 -3.9%
2007 0.84 -5.5%
2008 0.8944 +6.5%
2009 0.85 -5.0%
2011 0.8571 +0.8%
2012 1.54 +80.0%
2013 1.29 -16.5%
2014 1.36 +5.5%
2015 1.56 +14.4%
2016 1.6 +2.9%
2017 1.8 +12.5%
2018 2 +11.1%
2019 1.18 -40.9%
2020 1.82 +53.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 1.82 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.35, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 1.82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.38, 1.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +80.0% 0.8571 1.54

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8263 0.7407 0.9055 7
2000s 0.8963 0.84 1 9
2010s 1.47 0.8571 2 9
2020s 1.82 1.82 1.82 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 Honduras 2.22 compare
  2. 4 Sri Lanka 1.98 compare
  3. 5 Guatemala 1.98 compare
  4. 7 Pakistan 1.73 compare
  5. 8 Mauritius 1.56 compare
  6. 9 Ecuador 1.55 compare

See the full ranking of 28 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 1.82 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 2018.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7407 in 1998.
How does Brazil rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 28 countries with data for 2020.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 113.9%. 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 Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
28 places, 376 data points, 1970–2021
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