Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
up 92.2%
World rank
61st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1982
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.10.150.20.251981200120211981: 0.229 % of population with low education in working age1982: 0.238 % of population with low education in working age1983: 0.223 % of population with low education in working age1984: 0.219 % of population with low education in working age1985: 0.214 % of population with low education in working age1986: 0.207 % of population with low education in working age1987: 0.204 % of population with low education in working age1988: 0.197 % of population with low education in working age1989: 0.197 % of population with low education in working age1990: 0.191 % of population with low education in working age1992: 0.192 % of population with low education in working age1993: 0.179 % of population with low education in working age1995: 0.17 % of population with low education in working age1996: 0.169 % of population with low education in working age1997: 0.16 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.149 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.145 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.141 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.134 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.129 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.13 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.125 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.12 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.122 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.127 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.12 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.161 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.079 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.077 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.072 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.072 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.075 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.068 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.065 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.063 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.056 % of population with low education in working age2021: 0.108 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.1% for working-age population with no education, primary education and below in 2021.

That represents a change of up 92.2% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 61st out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 58 Rwanda 0.1% compare
  2. 59 Peru 0.1% compare
  3. 60 Montenegro 0.1% compare
  4. 62 Puerto Rico 0.1% compare
  5. 63 Panama 0.1% compare
  6. 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Brazil?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1982.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 61st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. 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 with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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