Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
27th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.0750.10.1250.151981200120211981: 0.06 % of labor force with high education in working age1982: 0.053 % of labor force with high education in working age1983: 0.062 % of labor force with high education in working age1984: 0.056 % of labor force with high education in working age1985: 0.045 % of labor force with high education in working age1986: 0.038 % of labor force with high education in working age1987: 0.045 % of labor force with high education in working age1988: 0.048 % of labor force with high education in working age1989: 0.039 % of labor force with high education in working age1990: 0.046 % of labor force with high education in working age1992: 0.059 % of labor force with high education in working age1993: 0.053 % of labor force with high education in working age1995: 0.05 % of labor force with high education in working age1996: 0.056 % of labor force with high education in working age1997: 0.067 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.078 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.091 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.049 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.089 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.094 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.089 % of labor force with high education in working age2005: 0.092 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.084 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.083 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.074 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.083 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.066 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.072 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.072 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.068 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.086 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.11 % of labor force with high education in working age2017: 0.116 % of labor force with high education in working age2018: 0.113 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.109 % of labor force with high education in working age2020: 0.129 % of labor force with high education in working age2021: 0.144 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 117.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1986.

That places Brazil 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% -10.5%
1983 0.1% +15.5%
1984 0.1% -9.2%
1985 0.0% -19.6%
1986 0.0% -15.8%
1987 0.0% +19.3%
1988 0.0% +6.9%
1989 0.0% -20.0%
1990 0.0% +20.3%
1992 0.1% +28.0%
1993 0.1% -11.4%
1995 0.0% -5.3%
1996 0.1% +12.2%
1997 0.1% +20.1%
1998 0.1% +16.5%
1999 0.1% +16.3%
2001 0.0% -45.9%
2002 0.1% +80.7%
2003 0.1% +6.1%
2004 0.1% -6.0%
2005 0.1% +3.9%
2006 0.1% -8.8%
2007 0.1% -0.9%
2008 0.1% -11.8%
2009 0.1% +13.3%
2011 0.1% -20.5%
2012 0.1% +8.7%
2013 0.1% -0.2%
2014 0.1% -5.1%
2015 0.1% +26.0%
2016 0.1% +28.0%
2017 0.1% +5.6%
2018 0.1% -2.7%
2019 0.1% -3.3%
2020 0.1% +18.0%
2021 0.1% +11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 117.3%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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