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

Brazil: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.713 % of workers with low education in the service sector1982: 0.708 % of workers with low education in the service sector1983: 0.704 % of workers with low education in the service sector1984: 0.708 % of workers with low education in the service sector1985: 0.713 % of workers with low education in the service sector1986: 0.719 % of workers with low education in the service sector1987: 0.709 % of workers with low education in the service sector1988: 0.713 % of workers with low education in the service sector1989: 0.715 % of workers with low education in the service sector1990: 0.695 % of workers with low education in the service sector1992: 0.71 % of workers with low education in the service sector1993: 0.709 % of workers with low education in the service sector1995: 0.702 % of workers with low education in the service sector1996: 0.719 % of workers with low education in the service sector1997: 0.709 % of workers with low education in the service sector1998: 0.706 % of workers with low education in the service sector1999: 0.693 % of workers with low education in the service sector2001: 0.708 % of workers with low education in the service sector2002: 0.712 % of workers with low education in the service sector2003: 0.712 % of workers with low education in the service sector2004: 0.714 % of workers with low education in the service sector2005: 0.713 % of workers with low education in the service sector2006: 0.716 % of workers with low education in the service sector2007: 0.717 % of workers with low education in the service sector2008: 0.725 % of workers with low education in the service sector2009: 0.728 % of workers with low education in the service sector2011: 0.742 % of workers with low education in the service sector2012: 0.731 % of workers with low education in the service sector2013: 0.732 % of workers with low education in the service sector2014: 0.724 % of workers with low education in the service sector2015: 0.726 % of workers with low education in the service sector2016: 0.711 % of workers with low education in the service sector2017: 0.7 % of workers with low education in the service sector2018: 0.698 % of workers with low education in the service sector2019: 0.682 % of workers with low education in the service sector2020: 0.671 % of workers with low education in the service sector2021: 0.671 % of workers with low education in the service sector

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

Analysis

In 2021, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil stood at 0.7%.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 44th out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of workers with low education in the service sector Change
1981 0.7% —
1982 0.7% -0.7%
1983 0.7% -0.5%
1984 0.7% +0.5%
1985 0.7% +0.8%
1986 0.7% +0.8%
1987 0.7% -1.3%
1988 0.7% +0.5%
1989 0.7% +0.3%
1990 0.7% -2.7%
1992 0.7% +2.1%
1993 0.7% -0.0%
1995 0.7% -1.1%
1996 0.7% +2.4%
1997 0.7% -1.3%
1998 0.7% -0.5%
1999 0.7% -1.8%
2001 0.7% +2.1%
2002 0.7% +0.7%
2003 0.7% -0.1%
2004 0.7% +0.3%
2005 0.7% -0.0%
2006 0.7% +0.4%
2007 0.7% +0.1%
2008 0.7% +1.2%
2009 0.7% +0.3%
2011 0.7% +2.0%
2012 0.7% -1.6%
2013 0.7% +0.1%
2014 0.7% -1.0%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% -2.0%
2017 0.7% -1.6%
2018 0.7% -0.3%
2019 0.7% -2.2%
2020 0.7% -1.7%
2021 0.7% +0.1%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 41 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  2. 42 Türkiye 0.7% compare
  3. 43 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare
  4. 45 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
  5. 46 Belize 0.7% compare
  6. 47 Chile 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 44th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,186 data points, 1970–2021
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