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

Brazil: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
58th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1988
All-time low
0.6%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.631 % of employed population with low education in working age1982: 0.621 % of employed population with low education in working age1983: 0.641 % of employed population with low education in working age1984: 0.625 % of employed population with low education in working age1985: 0.632 % of employed population with low education in working age1986: 0.644 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.645 % of employed population with low education in working age1988: 0.647 % of employed population with low education in working age1989: 0.644 % of employed population with low education in working age1990: 0.63 % of employed population with low education in working age1992: 0.585 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.587 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.581 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.597 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.587 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.586 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.573 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.597 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.591 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.586 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.588 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.582 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.589 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.595 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.606 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.609 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.617 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.637 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.636 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.634 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.626 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.62 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.617 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.62 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.608 % of employed population with low education in working age2020: 0.598 % of employed population with low education in working age2021: 0.572 % 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, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1981 0.6% —
1982 0.6% -1.6%
1983 0.6% +3.1%
1984 0.6% -2.4%
1985 0.6% +1.0%
1986 0.6% +2.0%
1987 0.6% +0.0%
1988 0.6% +0.3%
1989 0.6% -0.4%
1990 0.6% -2.2%
1992 0.6% -7.1%
1993 0.6% +0.3%
1995 0.6% -1.1%
1996 0.6% +2.8%
1997 0.6% -1.6%
1998 0.6% -0.2%
1999 0.6% -2.2%
2001 0.6% +4.2%
2002 0.6% -1.0%
2003 0.6% -0.8%
2004 0.6% +0.3%
2005 0.6% -1.1%
2006 0.6% +1.3%
2007 0.6% +1.0%
2008 0.6% +1.9%
2009 0.6% +0.4%
2011 0.6% +1.2%
2012 0.6% +3.3%
2013 0.6% -0.2%
2014 0.6% -0.3%
2015 0.6% -1.3%
2016 0.6% -0.9%
2017 0.6% -0.6%
2018 0.6% +0.5%
2019 0.6% -1.9%
2020 0.6% -1.6%
2021 0.6% -4.4%

Averages by decade

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

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  1. 55 South Korea 0.6% compare
  2. 56 North Macedonia 0.6% compare
  3. 57 Guatemala 0.6% compare
  4. 59 Philippines 0.6% compare
  5. 60 El Salvador 0.5% compare
  6. 61 Romania 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1988.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 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
Wage 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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