Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
61st
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1981
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.851 % of employed population with high education in working age1982: 0.843 % of employed population with high education in working age1983: 0.831 % of employed population with high education in working age1984: 0.829 % of employed population with high education in working age1985: 0.83 % of employed population with high education in working age1986: 0.82 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.817 % of employed population with high education in working age1988: 0.809 % of employed population with high education in working age1989: 0.801 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.791 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.76 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.76 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.735 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.74 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.736 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.734 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.737 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.755 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.755 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.758 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.767 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.77 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.771 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.779 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.78 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.78 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.792 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.793 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.789 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.785 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.769 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.757 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.746 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.74 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.742 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.734 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.716 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 61st 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.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1981 0.9%
1982 0.8% -0.9%
1983 0.8% -1.5%
1984 0.8% -0.2%
1985 0.8% +0.1%
1986 0.8% -1.2%
1987 0.8% -0.4%
1988 0.8% -1.1%
1989 0.8% -0.9%
1990 0.8% -1.3%
1992 0.8% -3.9%
1993 0.8% -0.0%
1995 0.7% -3.2%
1996 0.7% +0.6%
1997 0.7% -0.5%
1998 0.7% -0.2%
1999 0.7% +0.4%
2001 0.8% +2.5%
2002 0.8% +0.0%
2003 0.8% +0.3%
2004 0.8% +1.2%
2005 0.8% +0.3%
2006 0.8% +0.1%
2007 0.8% +1.1%
2008 0.8% +0.1%
2009 0.8% +0.1%
2011 0.8% +1.5%
2012 0.8% +0.1%
2013 0.8% -0.5%
2014 0.8% -0.6%
2015 0.8% -2.0%
2016 0.8% -1.6%
2017 0.7% -1.3%
2018 0.7% -0.8%
2019 0.7% +0.2%
2020 0.7% -1.0%
2021 0.7% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 58 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  2. 59 El Salvador 0.7% compare
  3. 60 Philippines 0.7% compare
  4. 62 Mongolia 0.7% compare
  5. 63 Greece 0.7% compare
  6. 64 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  7. 64 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1981.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 61st out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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