Urban population, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2002
All-time low
0.7%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Urban population, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.696 % of population with low education1982: 0.694 % of population with low education1983: 0.701 % of population with low education1984: 0.705 % of population with low education1985: 0.707 % of population with low education1986: 0.706 % of population with low education1987: 0.708 % of population with low education1988: 0.715 % of population with low education1989: 0.718 % of population with low education1990: 0.712 % of population with low education1992: 0.766 % of population with low education1993: 0.768 % of population with low education1995: 0.775 % of population with low education1996: 0.77 % of population with low education1997: 0.771 % of population with low education1998: 0.769 % of population with low education1999: 0.769 % of population with low education2001: 0.811 % of population with low education2002: 0.812 % of population with low education2003: 0.812 % of population with low education2004: 0.792 % of population with low education2005: 0.788 % of population with low education2006: 0.79 % of population with low education2007: 0.79 % of population with low education2008: 0.793 % of population with low education2009: 0.795 % of population with low education2011: 0.807 % of population with low education2012: 0.8 % of population with low education2013: 0.792 % of population with low education2014: 0.803 % of population with low education2015: 0.802 % of population with low education2016: 0.803 % of population with low education2017: 0.807 % of population with low education2018: 0.802 % of population with low education2019: 0.806 % of population with low education2020: 0.803 % of population with low education2021: 0.802 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, primary education and below in Brazil is 0.8%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1982.

Brazil ranks 12th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Urban population, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -0.2%
1983 0.7% +1.0%
1984 0.7% +0.5%
1985 0.7% +0.3%
1986 0.7% -0.1%
1987 0.7% +0.3%
1988 0.7% +1.0%
1989 0.7% +0.3%
1990 0.7% -0.8%
1992 0.8% +7.6%
1993 0.8% +0.3%
1995 0.8% +0.9%
1996 0.8% -0.7%
1997 0.8% +0.1%
1998 0.8% -0.3%
1999 0.8% -0.0%
2001 0.8% +5.6%
2002 0.8% +0.1%
2003 0.8% -0.0%
2004 0.8% -2.4%
2005 0.8% -0.6%
2006 0.8% +0.3%
2007 0.8% +0.1%
2008 0.8% +0.3%
2009 0.8% +0.2%
2011 0.8% +1.5%
2012 0.8% -0.9%
2013 0.8% -0.9%
2014 0.8% +1.4%
2015 0.8% -0.2%
2016 0.8% +0.2%
2017 0.8% +0.4%
2018 0.8% -0.6%
2019 0.8% +0.5%
2020 0.8% -0.3%
2021 0.8% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Jordan 0.9% compare
  2. 10 Djibouti 0.8% compare
  3. 11 Chile 0.8% compare
  4. 13 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare
  5. 14 Iceland 0.8% compare
  6. 15 Ukraine 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Brazil?
Urban population, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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