Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
49th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.10.150.20.251981200120211981: 0.049 % of population aged 25-641982: 0.051 % of population aged 25-641983: 0.052 % of population aged 25-641984: 0.056 % of population aged 25-641985: 0.057 % of population aged 25-641986: 0.061 % of population aged 25-641987: 0.063 % of population aged 25-641988: 0.067 % of population aged 25-641989: 0.067 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.069 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.091 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.093 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.097 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.098 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.104 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.106 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.107 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.115 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.12 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.126 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.128 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.133 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.142 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.148 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.158 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.167 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.175 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.174 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.179 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.189 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.201 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.208 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.214 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.229 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.234 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.251 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.27 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.3% for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 49th of 109 countries on this measure, 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 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.0%
1982 0.1% +4.1%
1983 0.1% +3.3%
1984 0.1% +7.8%
1985 0.1% +1.6%
1986 0.1% +6.5%
1987 0.1% +2.9%
1988 0.1% +7.2%
1989 0.1% +0.6%
1990 0.1% +1.6%
1992 0.1% +32.5%
1993 0.1% +1.8%
1995 0.1% +4.5%
1996 0.1% +1.5%
1997 0.1% +5.8%
1998 0.1% +1.9%
1999 0.1% +0.9%
2001 0.1% +7.6%
2002 0.1% +4.6%
2003 0.1% +4.4%
2004 0.1% +1.6%
2005 0.1% +4.2%
2006 0.1% +7.0%
2007 0.1% +4.1%
2008 0.2% +6.9%
2009 0.2% +5.3%
2011 0.2% +4.9%
2012 0.2% -0.7%
2013 0.2% +3.2%
2014 0.2% +5.6%
2015 0.2% +6.2%
2016 0.2% +3.7%
2017 0.2% +2.6%
2018 0.2% +7.4%
2019 0.2% +2.1%
2020 0.3% +7.3%
2021 0.3% +7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 46 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  2. 47 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  3. 48 Colombia 0.3% compare
  4. 50 Palestine 0.3% compare
  5. 51 Mexico 0.3% compare
  6. 52 Costa Rica 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 49th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. 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 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
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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