Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
71st
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1983
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.772 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1982: 0.752 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1983: 0.778 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1984: 0.755 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1985: 0.766 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1986: 0.765 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1987: 0.757 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1988: 0.764 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1989: 0.756 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1990: 0.737 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1992: 0.698 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1993: 0.701 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1995: 0.676 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1996: 0.681 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1997: 0.67 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.663 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.656 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.66 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.638 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.63 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.652 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2005: 0.619 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.629 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.636 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.644 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.635 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.646 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.628 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.623 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.625 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.59 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.58 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2017: 0.558 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2018: 0.565 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.552 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2020: 0.567 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2021: 0.528 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the industrial sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 71st out of 84 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1981 0.8%
1982 0.8% -2.5%
1983 0.8% +3.4%
1984 0.8% -3.0%
1985 0.8% +1.5%
1986 0.8% -0.1%
1987 0.8% -1.1%
1988 0.8% +0.8%
1989 0.8% -1.0%
1990 0.7% -2.6%
1992 0.7% -5.3%
1993 0.7% +0.4%
1995 0.7% -3.6%
1996 0.7% +0.8%
1997 0.7% -1.6%
1998 0.7% -1.0%
1999 0.7% -1.1%
2001 0.7% +0.5%
2002 0.6% -3.3%
2003 0.6% -1.3%
2004 0.7% +3.5%
2005 0.6% -5.0%
2006 0.6% +1.6%
2007 0.6% +1.1%
2008 0.6% +1.3%
2009 0.6% -1.4%
2011 0.6% +1.7%
2012 0.6% -2.8%
2013 0.6% -0.7%
2014 0.6% +0.3%
2015 0.6% -5.5%
2016 0.6% -1.8%
2017 0.6% -3.8%
2018 0.6% +1.2%
2019 0.6% -2.3%
2020 0.6% +2.7%
2021 0.5% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 2

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  3. 70 Honduras 0.6% compare
  4. 72 Peru 0.5% compare
  5. 73 Uganda 0.5% compare
  6. 74 Panama 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1983.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 71st out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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