Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
37th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.050.10.150.21981200120211981: 0.079 % of employed population with high education in working age1982: 0.079 % of employed population with high education in working age1983: 0.092 % of employed population with high education in working age1984: 0.094 % of employed population with high education in working age1985: 0.093 % of employed population with high education in working age1986: 0.101 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.105 % of employed population with high education in working age1988: 0.111 % of employed population with high education in working age1989: 0.107 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.109 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.136 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.141 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.153 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.158 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.157 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.155 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.159 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.148 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.146 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.151 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.146 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.144 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.142 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.143 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.138 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.142 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.149 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.143 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.146 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.15 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.163 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.175 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.186 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.192 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.194 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.199 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.222 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.2% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1982.

That places Brazil 37th out of 104 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.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% -0.6%
1983 0.1% +16.5%
1984 0.1% +2.8%
1985 0.1% -1.2%
1986 0.1% +8.2%
1987 0.1% +3.8%
1988 0.1% +6.5%
1989 0.1% -4.2%
1990 0.1% +2.2%
1992 0.1% +25.2%
1993 0.1% +3.5%
1995 0.2% +8.2%
1996 0.2% +3.5%
1997 0.2% -0.5%
1998 0.2% -1.4%
1999 0.2% +2.7%
2001 0.1% -7.0%
2002 0.1% -1.2%
2003 0.2% +3.1%
2004 0.1% -3.0%
2005 0.1% -1.8%
2006 0.1% -1.5%
2007 0.1% +1.3%
2008 0.1% -3.8%
2009 0.1% +2.5%
2011 0.1% +5.5%
2012 0.1% -4.2%
2013 0.1% +2.2%
2014 0.2% +2.8%
2015 0.2% +8.3%
2016 0.2% +7.5%
2017 0.2% +6.2%
2018 0.2% +3.2%
2019 0.2% +1.1%
2020 0.2% +2.7%
2021 0.2% +11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. 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 Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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