Working-age population with secondary education, urban in Brazil

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

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
up 25.4%
World rank
58th
of 99 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, urban in Brazil, 1981–2021

0.10.20.30.41981200120211981: 0.081 % of urban population in working age1982: 0.086 % of urban population in working age1983: 0.092 % of urban population in working age1984: 0.096 % of urban population in working age1985: 0.103 % of urban population in working age1986: 0.102 % of urban population in working age1987: 0.11 % of urban population in working age1988: 0.115 % of urban population in working age1989: 0.117 % of urban population in working age1990: 0.123 % of urban population in working age1992: 0.117 % of urban population in working age1993: 0.12 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.126 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.135 % of urban population in working age1997: 0.14 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.149 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.159 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.178 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.193 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.203 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.217 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.227 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.238 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.244 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.254 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.262 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.277 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.302 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.307 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.311 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.315 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.323 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.325 % of urban population in working age2018: 0.328 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.335 % of urban population in working age2020: 0.347 % of urban population in working age2021: 0.435 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with secondary education, urban in Brazil is 0.4%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.4% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.

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

Brazil ranks 58th of 99 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, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% +5.5%
1983 0.1% +8.1%
1984 0.1% +4.3%
1985 0.1% +6.3%
1986 0.1% -0.6%
1987 0.1% +7.6%
1988 0.1% +4.9%
1989 0.1% +1.5%
1990 0.1% +5.3%
1992 0.1% -4.9%
1993 0.1% +2.5%
1995 0.1% +5.6%
1996 0.1% +6.6%
1997 0.1% +3.6%
1998 0.1% +6.4%
1999 0.2% +7.1%
2001 0.2% +12.1%
2002 0.2% +8.2%
2003 0.2% +5.4%
2004 0.2% +6.9%
2005 0.2% +4.6%
2006 0.2% +4.6%
2007 0.2% +2.6%
2008 0.3% +4.1%
2009 0.3% +3.0%
2011 0.3% +5.7%
2012 0.3% +8.9%
2013 0.3% +1.8%
2014 0.3% +1.3%
2015 0.3% +1.3%
2016 0.3% +2.5%
2017 0.3% +0.5%
2018 0.3% +0.9%
2019 0.3% +2.2%
2020 0.3% +3.5%
2021 0.4% +25.4%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, urban in Brazil?
Working-age population with secondary education, urban in Brazil was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for working-age population with secondary education, urban?
Brazil ranks 58th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with secondary education, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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