Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
47th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.3%
in 1989
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.10.20.30.41981200120211981: 0.341 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.351 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.334 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.348 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.343 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.329 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.328 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.328 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.322 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.334 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.388 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.387 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.392 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.379 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.385 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.388 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.399 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.375 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.381 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.386 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.385 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.39 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.381 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.38 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.363 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.361 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.361 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.338 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.337 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.341 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.348 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.352 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.355 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.348 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.363 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.371 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.4 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil is 0.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.

Brazil ranks 47th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1981 0.3%
1982 0.4% +2.9%
1983 0.3% -4.8%
1984 0.3% +4.1%
1985 0.3% -1.4%
1986 0.3% -4.2%
1987 0.3% -0.1%
1988 0.3% -0.0%
1989 0.3% -1.9%
1990 0.3% +3.7%
1992 0.4% +16.1%
1993 0.4% -0.2%
1995 0.4% +1.3%
1996 0.4% -3.4%
1997 0.4% +1.7%
1998 0.4% +0.7%
1999 0.4% +2.9%
2001 0.4% -6.2%
2002 0.4% +1.8%
2003 0.4% +1.2%
2004 0.4% -0.2%
2005 0.4% +1.3%
2006 0.4% -2.3%
2007 0.4% -0.4%
2008 0.4% -4.5%
2009 0.4% -0.4%
2011 0.4% -0.0%
2012 0.3% -6.3%
2013 0.3% -0.3%
2014 0.3% +1.0%
2015 0.3% +2.3%
2016 0.4% +1.2%
2017 0.4% +0.6%
2018 0.3% -1.7%
2019 0.4% +4.0%
2020 0.4% +2.4%
2021 0.4% +7.7%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
How does Brazil rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Unpaid or 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
Unpaid or 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
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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