Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
71st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1989
All-time low
0.7%
in 2021
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.877 % of youth labor force with high education1982: 0.893 % of youth labor force with high education1983: 0.886 % of youth labor force with high education1984: 0.885 % of youth labor force with high education1985: 0.908 % of youth labor force with high education1986: 0.921 % of youth labor force with high education1987: 0.911 % of youth labor force with high education1988: 0.903 % of youth labor force with high education1989: 0.924 % of youth labor force with high education1990: 0.909 % of youth labor force with high education1992: 0.876 % of youth labor force with high education1993: 0.886 % of youth labor force with high education1995: 0.901 % of youth labor force with high education1996: 0.894 % of youth labor force with high education1997: 0.867 % of youth labor force with high education1998: 0.842 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.817 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.9 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.823 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.819 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.828 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.822 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.834 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.842 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.856 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.84 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.865 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.857 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.852 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.86 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.82 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.762 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.754 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.76 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.769 % of youth labor force with high education2020: 0.72 % of youth labor force with high education2021: 0.704 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.

Brazil ranks 71st of 107 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.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1981 0.9%
1982 0.9% +1.8%
1983 0.9% -0.8%
1984 0.9% -0.2%
1985 0.9% +2.6%
1986 0.9% +1.4%
1987 0.9% -1.1%
1988 0.9% -0.9%
1989 0.9% +2.3%
1990 0.9% -1.6%
1992 0.9% -3.6%
1993 0.9% +1.1%
1995 0.9% +1.7%
1996 0.9% -0.8%
1997 0.9% -2.9%
1998 0.8% -2.9%
1999 0.8% -3.0%
2001 0.9% +10.2%
2002 0.8% -8.6%
2003 0.8% -0.4%
2004 0.8% +1.0%
2005 0.8% -0.7%
2006 0.8% +1.5%
2007 0.8% +0.9%
2008 0.9% +1.7%
2009 0.8% -1.8%
2011 0.9% +2.9%
2012 0.9% -0.9%
2013 0.9% -0.5%
2014 0.9% +0.9%
2015 0.8% -4.7%
2016 0.8% -7.1%
2017 0.8% -1.0%
2018 0.8% +0.7%
2019 0.8% +1.3%
2020 0.7% -6.4%
2021 0.7% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 68 Armenia 0.7% compare
  2. 69 Serbia 0.7% compare
  3. 70 Egypt 0.7% compare
  4. 72 Mauritius 0.7% compare
  5. 73 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  6. 74 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Brazil?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1989.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
How does Brazil rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Brazil ranks 71st out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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