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

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
50th
of 113 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, total in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.050.10.150.20.251981200120211981: 0.046 % of total population in working age1982: 0.047 % of total population in working age1983: 0.049 % of total population in working age1984: 0.052 % of total population in working age1985: 0.053 % of total population in working age1986: 0.055 % of total population in working age1987: 0.056 % of total population in working age1988: 0.06 % of total population in working age1989: 0.06 % of total population in working age1990: 0.061 % of total population in working age1992: 0.076 % of total population in working age1993: 0.078 % of total population in working age1995: 0.083 % of total population in working age1996: 0.084 % of total population in working age1997: 0.089 % of total population in working age1998: 0.092 % of total population in working age1999: 0.094 % of total population in working age2001: 0.104 % of total population in working age2002: 0.11 % of total population in working age2003: 0.116 % of total population in working age2004: 0.118 % of total population in working age2005: 0.123 % of total population in working age2006: 0.134 % of total population in working age2007: 0.14 % of total population in working age2008: 0.149 % of total population in working age2009: 0.158 % of total population in working age2011: 0.166 % of total population in working age2012: 0.157 % of total population in working age2013: 0.163 % of total population in working age2014: 0.173 % of total population in working age2015: 0.183 % of total population in working age2016: 0.189 % of total population in working age2017: 0.195 % of total population in working age2018: 0.209 % of total population in working age2019: 0.215 % of total population in working age2020: 0.23 % of total population in working age2021: 0.255 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Brazil stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.8% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.

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

Brazil ranks 50th of 113 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, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1981 0.0%
1982 0.0% +2.6%
1983 0.0% +4.4%
1984 0.1% +5.2%
1985 0.1% +1.7%
1986 0.1% +4.6%
1987 0.1% +2.4%
1988 0.1% +6.9%
1989 0.1% -0.6%
1990 0.1% +2.1%
1992 0.1% +24.9%
1993 0.1% +2.1%
1995 0.1% +6.4%
1996 0.1% +1.4%
1997 0.1% +5.9%
1998 0.1% +3.4%
1999 0.1% +2.2%
2001 0.1% +10.3%
2002 0.1% +5.7%
2003 0.1% +5.6%
2004 0.1% +1.8%
2005 0.1% +4.9%
2006 0.1% +8.2%
2007 0.1% +5.1%
2008 0.1% +6.2%
2009 0.2% +5.9%
2011 0.2% +4.8%
2012 0.2% -5.1%
2013 0.2% +3.6%
2014 0.2% +6.1%
2015 0.2% +5.7%
2016 0.2% +3.5%
2017 0.2% +2.9%
2018 0.2% +7.6%
2019 0.2% +2.6%
2020 0.2% +7.3%
2021 0.3% +10.8%

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 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 47 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  2. 48 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  3. 49 Panama 0.3% compare
  4. 51 Poland 0.3% compare
  5. 52 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2% compare
  6. 53 Costa Rica 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Brazil?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
Brazil ranks 50th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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