Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil
Brazil: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary was 0.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil, 1981–2020
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 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 in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.
That places Brazil 40th out of 81 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.
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.1% | — |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +26.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +39.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil?
- Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary 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 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 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?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 81 countries with data for 2020.
- Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, primary 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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