Working-age population with primary education, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Working-age population with primary education, rural was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
Change on year
down 22.9%
World rank
23rd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2012
All-time low
0.5%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.6 % of rural population in working age1982: 0.586 % of rural population in working age1983: 0.609 % of rural population in working age1984: 0.618 % of rural population in working age1985: 0.619 % of rural population in working age1986: 0.625 % of rural population in working age1987: 0.638 % of rural population in working age1988: 0.642 % of rural population in working age1989: 0.644 % of rural population in working age1990: 0.652 % of rural population in working age1992: 0.635 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.652 % of rural population in working age1995: 0.666 % of rural population in working age1996: 0.667 % of rural population in working age1997: 0.677 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.69 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.698 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.701 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.703 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.707 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.709 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.714 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.707 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.702 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.681 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.676 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.643 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.721 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.716 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.705 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.693 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.682 % of rural population in working age2017: 0.68 % of rural population in working age2018: 0.666 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.665 % of rural population in working age2020: 0.637 % of rural population in working age2021: 0.492 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, rural in Brazil is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, rural in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 23rd of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Working-age population with primary education, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1981 0.6%
1982 0.6% -2.4%
1983 0.6% +4.0%
1984 0.6% +1.4%
1985 0.6% +0.2%
1986 0.6% +1.0%
1987 0.6% +2.0%
1988 0.6% +0.6%
1989 0.6% +0.3%
1990 0.7% +1.2%
1992 0.6% -2.5%
1993 0.7% +2.7%
1995 0.7% +2.2%
1996 0.7% +0.1%
1997 0.7% +1.5%
1998 0.7% +1.8%
1999 0.7% +1.2%
2001 0.7% +0.5%
2002 0.7% +0.3%
2003 0.7% +0.6%
2004 0.7% +0.3%
2005 0.7% +0.6%
2006 0.7% -1.0%
2007 0.7% -0.8%
2008 0.7% -3.0%
2009 0.7% -0.6%
2011 0.6% -4.9%
2012 0.7% +12.1%
2013 0.7% -0.7%
2014 0.7% -1.5%
2015 0.7% -1.7%
2016 0.7% -1.7%
2017 0.7% -0.3%
2018 0.7% -2.0%
2019 0.7% -0.2%
2020 0.6% -4.2%
2021 0.5% -22.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2020s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 2

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  4. 24 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  5. 25 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  6. 26 Zambia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, rural in Brazil?
Working-age population with primary education, rural in Brazil was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with primary education, rural?
Brazil ranks 23rd out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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