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

Brazil: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
64th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1992
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.644 % of population with low education1982: 0.645 % of population with low education1983: 0.644 % of population with low education1984: 0.644 % of population with low education1985: 0.644 % of population with low education1986: 0.64 % of population with low education1987: 0.638 % of population with low education1988: 0.637 % of population with low education1989: 0.635 % of population with low education1990: 0.637 % of population with low education1992: 0.666 % of population with low education1993: 0.663 % of population with low education1995: 0.653 % of population with low education1996: 0.579 % of population with low education1997: 0.58 % of population with low education1998: 0.583 % of population with low education1999: 0.584 % of population with low education2001: 0.585 % of population with low education2002: 0.583 % of population with low education2003: 0.584 % of population with low education2004: 0.579 % of population with low education2005: 0.579 % of population with low education2006: 0.575 % of population with low education2007: 0.574 % of population with low education2008: 0.572 % of population with low education2009: 0.569 % of population with low education2011: 0.567 % of population with low education2012: 0.63 % of population with low education2013: 0.63 % of population with low education2014: 0.625 % of population with low education2015: 0.622 % of population with low education2016: 0.619 % of population with low education2017: 0.616 % of population with low education2018: 0.608 % of population with low education2019: 0.602 % of population with low education2020: 0.586 % of population with low education2021: 0.443 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 64th of 108 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.

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

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1981 0.6%
1982 0.6% +0.2%
1983 0.6% -0.1%
1984 0.6% +0.0%
1985 0.6% -0.1%
1986 0.6% -0.5%
1987 0.6% -0.4%
1988 0.6% -0.2%
1989 0.6% -0.3%
1990 0.6% +0.3%
1992 0.7% +4.6%
1993 0.7% -0.4%
1995 0.7% -1.6%
1996 0.6% -11.3%
1997 0.6% +0.1%
1998 0.6% +0.7%
1999 0.6% +0.2%
2001 0.6% +0.0%
2002 0.6% -0.3%
2003 0.6% +0.2%
2004 0.6% -0.7%
2005 0.6% -0.1%
2006 0.6% -0.7%
2007 0.6% -0.1%
2008 0.6% -0.4%
2009 0.6% -0.5%
2011 0.6% -0.3%
2012 0.6% +11.1%
2013 0.6% -0.1%
2014 0.6% -0.7%
2015 0.6% -0.5%
2016 0.6% -0.6%
2017 0.6% -0.4%
2018 0.6% -1.3%
2019 0.6% -1.0%
2020 0.6% -2.7%
2021 0.4% -24.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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