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

Brazil: Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 19.1%
World rank
39th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1986
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.626 % of population aged 25-641982: 0.612 % of population aged 25-641983: 0.623 % of population aged 25-641984: 0.623 % of population aged 25-641985: 0.624 % of population aged 25-641986: 0.629 % of population aged 25-641987: 0.625 % of population aged 25-641988: 0.625 % of population aged 25-641989: 0.622 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.624 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.606 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.615 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.613 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.609 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.607 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.609 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.607 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.592 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.584 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.577 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.565 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.558 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.545 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.533 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.512 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.502 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.452 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.495 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.486 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.475 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.459 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.443 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.439 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.425 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.415 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.391 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.316 % of population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

That places Brazil 39th out of 109 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.

Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.6%
1982 0.6% -2.2%
1983 0.6% +1.7%
1984 0.6% +0.1%
1985 0.6% +0.1%
1986 0.6% +0.9%
1987 0.6% -0.6%
1988 0.6% -0.1%
1989 0.6% -0.5%
1990 0.6% +0.3%
1992 0.6% -2.8%
1993 0.6% +1.4%
1995 0.6% -0.2%
1996 0.6% -0.7%
1997 0.6% -0.2%
1998 0.6% +0.3%
1999 0.6% -0.5%
2001 0.6% -2.4%
2002 0.6% -1.4%
2003 0.6% -1.1%
2004 0.6% -2.1%
2005 0.6% -1.2%
2006 0.5% -2.4%
2007 0.5% -2.2%
2008 0.5% -4.0%
2009 0.5% -2.0%
2011 0.5% -9.8%
2012 0.5% +9.5%
2013 0.5% -1.9%
2014 0.5% -2.4%
2015 0.5% -3.3%
2016 0.4% -3.5%
2017 0.4% -0.9%
2018 0.4% -3.2%
2019 0.4% -2.2%
2020 0.4% -5.9%
2021 0.3% -19.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 36 Ecuador 0.3% compare
  2. 37 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% compare
  3. 38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  4. 40 Chile 0.3% compare
  5. 41 Togo 0.3% compare
  6. 42 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1986.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 39th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 primary 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 primary 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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