Working-age population with primary education, total in Brazil

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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 30.6%
World rank
35th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1981
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.61981200120211981: 0.687 % of total population in working age1982: 0.675 % of total population in working age1983: 0.683 % of total population in working age1984: 0.681 % of total population in working age1985: 0.681 % of total population in working age1986: 0.685 % of total population in working age1987: 0.682 % of total population in working age1988: 0.68 % of total population in working age1989: 0.679 % of total population in working age1990: 0.679 % of total population in working age1992: 0.667 % of total population in working age1993: 0.674 % of total population in working age1995: 0.672 % of total population in working age1996: 0.665 % of total population in working age1997: 0.664 % of total population in working age1998: 0.663 % of total population in working age1999: 0.657 % of total population in working age2001: 0.634 % of total population in working age2002: 0.622 % of total population in working age2003: 0.612 % of total population in working age2004: 0.599 % of total population in working age2005: 0.59 % of total population in working age2006: 0.575 % of total population in working age2007: 0.561 % of total population in working age2008: 0.541 % of total population in working age2009: 0.531 % of total population in working age2011: 0.486 % of total population in working age2012: 0.52 % of total population in working age2013: 0.511 % of total population in working age2014: 0.498 % of total population in working age2015: 0.484 % of total population in working age2016: 0.469 % of total population in working age2017: 0.465 % of total population in working age2018: 0.449 % of total population in working age2019: 0.438 % of total population in working age2020: 0.413 % of total population in working age2021: 0.287 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Brazil peaked at 0.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 35th of 113 countries on this measure, 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, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -1.7%
1983 0.7% +1.1%
1984 0.7% -0.2%
1985 0.7% -0.1%
1986 0.7% +0.6%
1987 0.7% -0.3%
1988 0.7% -0.3%
1989 0.7% -0.2%
1990 0.7% +0.1%
1992 0.7% -1.9%
1993 0.7% +1.1%
1995 0.7% -0.3%
1996 0.7% -0.9%
1997 0.7% -0.1%
1998 0.7% -0.2%
1999 0.7% -1.0%
2001 0.6% -3.5%
2002 0.6% -1.9%
2003 0.6% -1.6%
2004 0.6% -2.1%
2005 0.6% -1.6%
2006 0.6% -2.5%
2007 0.6% -2.4%
2008 0.5% -3.5%
2009 0.5% -2.0%
2011 0.5% -8.4%
2012 0.5% +6.8%
2013 0.5% -1.7%
2014 0.5% -2.5%
2015 0.5% -2.8%
2016 0.5% -3.2%
2017 0.5% -0.9%
2018 0.4% -3.5%
2019 0.4% -2.5%
2020 0.4% -5.7%
2021 0.3% -30.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Portugal 0.3% compare
  2. 33 Egypt 0.3% compare
  3. 34 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  4. 36 North Macedonia 0.3% compare
  5. 37 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  6. 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Brazil?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Brazil was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1981.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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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