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

Brazil: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
36th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 1989
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.10.20.30.41981200120211981: 0.255 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.261 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.252 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.261 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.256 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.258 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.253 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.258 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.248 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.258 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.293 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.291 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.3 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.291 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.299 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.303 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.307 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.297 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.303 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.308 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.304 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.311 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.31 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.31 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.303 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.303 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.318 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.293 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.294 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.299 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.308 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.315 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.318 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.314 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.328 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.334 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.37 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.4% for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.

That places Brazil 36th out of 103 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 8
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
How does Brazil rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 36th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,424 data points, 1970–2021
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