Working-age population with post-secondary education, male in Brazil

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
49th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, male in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.10.150.20.251981200120211981: 0.046 % of male population in working age1982: 0.046 % of male population in working age1983: 0.048 % of male population in working age1984: 0.05 % of male population in working age1985: 0.051 % of male population in working age1986: 0.054 % of male population in working age1987: 0.054 % of male population in working age1988: 0.057 % of male population in working age1989: 0.056 % of male population in working age1990: 0.057 % of male population in working age1992: 0.073 % of male population in working age1993: 0.074 % of male population in working age1995: 0.079 % of male population in working age1996: 0.079 % of male population in working age1997: 0.084 % of male population in working age1998: 0.086 % of male population in working age1999: 0.087 % of male population in working age2001: 0.094 % of male population in working age2002: 0.099 % of male population in working age2003: 0.104 % of male population in working age2004: 0.106 % of male population in working age2005: 0.11 % of male population in working age2006: 0.119 % of male population in working age2007: 0.123 % of male population in working age2008: 0.132 % of male population in working age2009: 0.141 % of male population in working age2011: 0.144 % of male population in working age2012: 0.138 % of male population in working age2013: 0.144 % of male population in working age2014: 0.151 % of male population in working age2015: 0.161 % of male population in working age2016: 0.166 % of male population in working age2017: 0.171 % of male population in working age2018: 0.183 % of male population in working age2019: 0.188 % of male population in working age2020: 0.203 % of male population in working age2021: 0.228 % of male population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male population in working age.

Analysis

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

The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 0.2% 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, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, male (% of male population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of male population in working age Change
1981 0.0%
1982 0.0% +0.5%
1983 0.0% +4.8%
1984 0.1% +4.6%
1985 0.1% +1.1%
1986 0.1% +6.7%
1987 0.1% -0.7%
1988 0.1% +5.0%
1989 0.1% -1.3%
1990 0.1% +1.4%
1992 0.1% +28.0%
1993 0.1% +2.0%
1995 0.1% +6.4%
1996 0.1% +0.3%
1997 0.1% +6.0%
1998 0.1% +2.7%
1999 0.1% +1.0%
2001 0.1% +8.0%
2002 0.1% +5.5%
2003 0.1% +4.9%
2004 0.1% +1.7%
2005 0.1% +4.1%
2006 0.1% +8.2%
2007 0.1% +3.7%
2008 0.1% +6.7%
2009 0.1% +6.8%
2011 0.1% +2.5%
2012 0.1% -4.5%
2013 0.1% +4.8%
2014 0.2% +4.3%
2015 0.2% +7.0%
2016 0.2% +3.1%
2017 0.2% +2.9%
2018 0.2% +7.2%
2019 0.2% +2.6%
2020 0.2% +7.9%
2021 0.2% +12.4%

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% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 46 Paraguay 0.2% compare
  2. 47 China 0.2% compare
  3. 48 Mexico 0.2% compare
  4. 50 Belarus 0.2% compare
  5. 51 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
  6. 52 Austria 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, male in Brazil?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, male in Brazil was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, male?
Brazil ranks 49th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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, male (% of male population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, male (% of male population in working age)
Unit
% of male population in working age
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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