Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 28.5%
World rank
30th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.10.150.21981200120211981: 0.041 % of population aged 15-241982: 0.041 % of population aged 15-241983: 0.043 % of population aged 15-241984: 0.043 % of population aged 15-241985: 0.044 % of population aged 15-241986: 0.044 % of population aged 15-241987: 0.044 % of population aged 15-241988: 0.046 % of population aged 15-241989: 0.044 % of population aged 15-241990: 0.045 % of population aged 15-241992: 0.044 % of population aged 15-241993: 0.045 % of population aged 15-241995: 0.051 % of population aged 15-241996: 0.052 % of population aged 15-241997: 0.054 % of population aged 15-241998: 0.06 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.065 % of population aged 15-242001: 0.077 % of population aged 15-242002: 0.084 % of population aged 15-242003: 0.092 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.093 % of population aged 15-242005: 0.1 % of population aged 15-242006: 0.111 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.119 % of population aged 15-242008: 0.123 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.133 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.137 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.109 % of population aged 15-242013: 0.114 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.123 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.126 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.128 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.133 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.143 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.149 % of population aged 15-242020: 0.158 % of population aged 15-242021: 0.203 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Brazil stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1982.

That places Brazil 30th out of 109 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.0%
1982 0.0% -0.7%
1983 0.0% +6.6%
1984 0.0% -0.7%
1985 0.0% +1.6%
1986 0.0% -0.5%
1987 0.0% +0.5%
1988 0.0% +5.3%
1989 0.0% -5.2%
1990 0.0% +2.8%
1992 0.0% -2.3%
1993 0.0% +2.0%
1995 0.1% +13.5%
1996 0.1% +2.0%
1997 0.1% +5.1%
1998 0.1% +10.5%
1999 0.1% +7.3%
2001 0.1% +19.9%
2002 0.1% +8.6%
2003 0.1% +9.1%
2004 0.1% +1.7%
2005 0.1% +7.1%
2006 0.1% +11.2%
2007 0.1% +7.4%
2008 0.1% +3.2%
2009 0.1% +7.8%
2011 0.1% +3.6%
2012 0.1% -20.7%
2013 0.1% +4.9%
2014 0.1% +7.4%
2015 0.1% +2.6%
2016 0.1% +1.6%
2017 0.1% +3.9%
2018 0.1% +7.5%
2019 0.1% +4.0%
2020 0.2% +6.0%
2021 0.2% +28.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 27 Ecuador 0.2% compare
  2. 28 Netherlands 0.2% compare
  3. 29 Moldova 0.2% compare
  4. 31 Mauritius 0.2% compare
  5. 32 Venezuela 0.2% compare
  6. 33 Sweden 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 30th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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