Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
41st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1984
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51981200020201981: 0.448 % of employed population aged 15-241982: 0.444 % of employed population aged 15-241983: 0.471 % of employed population aged 15-241984: 0.474 % of employed population aged 15-241985: 0.457 % of employed population aged 15-241986: 0.416 % of employed population aged 15-241987: 0.42 % of employed population aged 15-241988: 0.406 % of employed population aged 15-241989: 0.403 % of employed population aged 15-241990: 0.4 % of employed population aged 15-241992: 0.442 % of employed population aged 15-241993: 0.439 % of employed population aged 15-241995: 0.438 % of employed population aged 15-241996: 0.412 % of employed population aged 15-241997: 0.419 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.416 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.424 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.379 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.377 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.368 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.377 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.357 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.351 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.329 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.313 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.307 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.27 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.238 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.22 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.217 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.212 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.21 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.207 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.2 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.198 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.195 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.2% for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 41st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.4%
1982 0.4% -0.8%
1983 0.5% +6.0%
1984 0.5% +0.8%
1985 0.5% -3.5%
1986 0.4% -9.1%
1987 0.4% +1.0%
1988 0.4% -3.4%
1989 0.4% -0.7%
1990 0.4% -0.7%
1992 0.4% +10.4%
1993 0.4% -0.6%
1995 0.4% -0.4%
1996 0.4% -5.9%
1997 0.4% +1.8%
1998 0.4% -0.9%
1999 0.4% +1.9%
2001 0.4% -10.4%
2002 0.4% -0.6%
2003 0.4% -2.5%
2004 0.4% +2.5%
2005 0.4% -5.2%
2006 0.4% -1.7%
2007 0.3% -6.1%
2008 0.3% -5.1%
2009 0.3% -1.9%
2011 0.3% -11.8%
2012 0.2% -12.1%
2013 0.2% -7.4%
2014 0.2% -1.5%
2015 0.2% -1.9%
2016 0.2% -1.0%
2017 0.2% -1.6%
2018 0.2% -3.4%
2019 0.2% -1.1%
2020 0.2% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 9
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 8
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 in Brazil?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 in Brazil was 0.2% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1984.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24?
Brazil ranks 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2020.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,140 data points, 1970–2021
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