Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Brazil

Brazil: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
40th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.1%
in 1986
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.10.20.31981200020201981: 0.129 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.132 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.167 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.132 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.129 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.126 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.143 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.144 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.144 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.151 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.21 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.228 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.227 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.209 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.224 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.232 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.242 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.229 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.244 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.251 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.257 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.267 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.27 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.265 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.264 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.264 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.245 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.24 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.239 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.238 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.244 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.241 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.254 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.263 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.265 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.256 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Brazil stood at 0.3%.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.

That places Brazil 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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  5. 42 Mexico 0.3% compare
  6. 43 Palestine 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Brazil?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ in Brazil was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ?
Brazil ranks 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary educ rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, 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
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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