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Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
27th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1986
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.979 % of population with high education1982: 0.979 % of population with high education1983: 0.979 % of population with high education1984: 0.98 % of population with high education1985: 0.98 % of population with high education1986: 0.98 % of population with high education1987: 0.979 % of population with high education1988: 0.978 % of population with high education1989: 0.978 % of population with high education1990: 0.978 % of population with high education1992: 0.971 % of population with high education1993: 0.972 % of population with high education1995: 0.968 % of population with high education1996: 0.968 % of population with high education1997: 0.969 % of population with high education1998: 0.969 % of population with high education1999: 0.967 % of population with high education2001: 0.969 % of population with high education2002: 0.969 % of population with high education2003: 0.967 % of population with high education2004: 0.968 % of population with high education2005: 0.968 % of population with high education2006: 0.967 % of population with high education2007: 0.965 % of population with high education2008: 0.963 % of population with high education2009: 0.963 % of population with high education2011: 0.96 % of population with high education2012: 0.961 % of population with high education2013: 0.959 % of population with high education2014: 0.957 % of population with high education2015: 0.955 % of population with high education2016: 0.952 % of population with high education2017: 0.951 % of population with high education2018: 0.948 % of population with high education2019: 0.945 % of population with high education2020: 0.943 % of population with high education2021: 0.942 % of population with high education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil is 0.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 27th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Year % of population with high education Change
1981 1.0% —
1982 1.0% +0.1%
1983 1.0% -0.0%
1984 1.0% +0.1%
1985 1.0% -0.0%
1986 1.0% +0.0%
1987 1.0% -0.0%
1988 1.0% -0.1%
1989 1.0% -0.0%
1990 1.0% -0.1%
1992 1.0% -0.7%
1993 1.0% +0.1%
1995 1.0% -0.3%
1996 1.0% -0.0%
1997 1.0% +0.1%
1998 1.0% +0.0%
1999 1.0% -0.2%
2001 1.0% +0.2%
2002 1.0% +0.0%
2003 1.0% -0.2%
2004 1.0% +0.1%
2005 1.0% -0.0%
2006 1.0% -0.1%
2007 1.0% -0.2%
2008 1.0% -0.2%
2009 1.0% -0.0%
2011 1.0% -0.3%
2012 1.0% +0.1%
2013 1.0% -0.2%
2014 1.0% -0.3%
2015 1.0% -0.1%
2016 1.0% -0.4%
2017 1.0% -0.1%
2018 0.9% -0.3%
2019 0.9% -0.3%
2020 0.9% -0.2%
2021 0.9% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
1990s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 8
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 9
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 24 China 0.9% compare
  2. 25 Colombia 0.9% compare
  3. 26 Tajikistan 0.9% compare
  4. 28 Mexico 0.9% compare
  5. 29 Zambia 0.9% compare
  6. 30 Mongolia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1986.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 27th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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