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

Brazil: Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
55th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1993
All-time low
0.0%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0.040.060.080.11981200120211981: 0.087 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.091 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.082 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.087 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.087 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.071 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.075 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.071 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.074 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.076 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.094 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.096 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.092 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.087 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.087 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.085 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.092 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.078 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.079 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.078 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.081 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.079 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.072 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.069 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.06 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.058 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.043 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.045 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.044 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.042 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.04 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.037 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.036 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.034 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.034 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.037 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.03 % 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 2021, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 55th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid 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 0.1%
1982 0.1% +4.5%
1983 0.1% -9.3%
1984 0.1% +5.4%
1985 0.1% +0.6%
1986 0.1% -18.3%
1987 0.1% +5.5%
1988 0.1% -5.7%
1989 0.1% +4.1%
1990 0.1% +3.0%
1992 0.1% +24.5%
1993 0.1% +1.8%
1995 0.1% -3.9%
1996 0.1% -5.3%
1997 0.1% -1.1%
1998 0.1% -2.1%
1999 0.1% +8.6%
2001 0.1% -15.6%
2002 0.1% +1.5%
2003 0.1% -0.6%
2004 0.1% +3.9%
2005 0.1% -3.3%
2006 0.1% -9.1%
2007 0.1% -3.0%
2008 0.1% -13.3%
2009 0.1% -3.6%
2011 0.0% -25.2%
2012 0.0% +4.7%
2013 0.0% -3.5%
2014 0.0% -4.1%
2015 0.0% -4.9%
2016 0.0% -7.0%
2017 0.0% -2.0%
2018 0.0% -5.8%
2019 0.0% -0.7%
2020 0.0% +7.9%
2021 0.0% -17.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
What is the lowest unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unpaid 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 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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