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

Brazil: Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
55th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0.10.20.30.41981200120211981: 0.066 % of population aged 25-641982: 0.068 % of population aged 25-641983: 0.075 % of population aged 25-641984: 0.079 % of population aged 25-641985: 0.086 % of population aged 25-641986: 0.086 % of population aged 25-641987: 0.094 % of population aged 25-641988: 0.1 % of population aged 25-641989: 0.103 % of population aged 25-641990: 0.109 % of population aged 25-641992: 0.109 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.113 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.12 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.127 % of population aged 25-641997: 0.131 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.137 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.144 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.16 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.172 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.181 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.192 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.2 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.212 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.22 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.231 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.241 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.259 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.275 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.282 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.289 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.294 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.303 % of population aged 25-642017: 0.305 % of population aged 25-642018: 0.307 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.314 % of population aged 25-642020: 0.328 % of population aged 25-642021: 0.371 % of population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 55th of 109 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 secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% +3.0%
1983 0.1% +10.5%
1984 0.1% +4.5%
1985 0.1% +9.0%
1986 0.1% +0.7%
1987 0.1% +9.0%
1988 0.1% +6.7%
1989 0.1% +2.5%
1990 0.1% +5.9%
1992 0.1% -0.1%
1993 0.1% +3.3%
1995 0.1% +6.7%
1996 0.1% +5.4%
1997 0.1% +3.2%
1998 0.1% +5.2%
1999 0.1% +5.0%
2001 0.2% +10.9%
2002 0.2% +7.5%
2003 0.2% +5.0%
2004 0.2% +6.3%
2005 0.2% +4.2%
2006 0.2% +5.8%
2007 0.2% +3.9%
2008 0.2% +4.9%
2009 0.2% +4.4%
2011 0.3% +7.4%
2012 0.3% +6.3%
2013 0.3% +2.6%
2014 0.3% +2.3%
2015 0.3% +1.9%
2016 0.3% +3.0%
2017 0.3% +0.8%
2018 0.3% +0.7%
2019 0.3% +2.3%
2020 0.3% +4.3%
2021 0.4% +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 Romania 0.4% compare
  2. 53 Portugal 0.4% compare
  3. 54 Puerto Rico 0.4% compare
  4. 56 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  5. 57 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
  6. 58 Iceland 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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 secondary 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 secondary 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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