Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Brazil

Brazil: Working-age population with primary education, primary education and was 0.9% in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
47th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.771 % of population with low education in working age1982: 0.762 % of population with low education in working age1983: 0.777 % of population with low education in working age1984: 0.781 % of population with low education in working age1985: 0.786 % of population with low education in working age1986: 0.793 % of population with low education in working age1987: 0.796 % of population with low education in working age1988: 0.803 % of population with low education in working age1989: 0.803 % of population with low education in working age1990: 0.809 % of population with low education in working age1992: 0.808 % of population with low education in working age1993: 0.821 % of population with low education in working age1995: 0.83 % of population with low education in working age1996: 0.831 % of population with low education in working age1997: 0.84 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.851 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.855 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.859 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.866 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.871 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.87 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.875 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.88 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.878 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.873 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.88 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.839 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.921 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.923 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.928 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.928 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.925 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.932 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.935 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.937 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.944 % of population with low education in working age2021: 0.892 % of population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education in working age.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.9% for working-age population with primary education, primary education and in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1982.

That places Brazil 47th out of 107 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.9% compare
  2. 45 Panama 0.9% compare
  3. 46 Puerto Rico 0.9% compare
  4. 48 Montenegro 0.9% compare
  5. 49 Peru 0.9% compare
  6. 50 Rwanda 0.9% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Brazil?
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and in Brazil was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, primary education and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with primary education, primary education and?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, primary education and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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