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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
70th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1986
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.9 % of youth labor force with low education1982: 0.908 % of youth labor force with low education1983: 0.898 % of youth labor force with low education1984: 0.908 % of youth labor force with low education1985: 0.926 % of youth labor force with low education1986: 0.942 % of youth labor force with low education1987: 0.919 % of youth labor force with low education1988: 0.909 % of youth labor force with low education1989: 0.922 % of youth labor force with low education1990: 0.915 % of youth labor force with low education1992: 0.882 % of youth labor force with low education1993: 0.884 % of youth labor force with low education1995: 0.883 % of youth labor force with low education1996: 0.87 % of youth labor force with low education1997: 0.853 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.824 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.817 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.886 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.818 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.804 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.815 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.798 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.815 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.826 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.837 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.807 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.829 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.831 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.829 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.826 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.781 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.696 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.686 % of youth labor force with low education2018: 0.684 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.687 % of youth labor force with low education2020: 0.65 % of youth labor force with low education2021: 0.688 % of youth labor force with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Brazil is 0.7%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 0.9% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

That places Brazil 70th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1981 0.9%
1982 0.9% +1.0%
1983 0.9% -1.2%
1984 0.9% +1.1%
1985 0.9% +2.0%
1986 0.9% +1.7%
1987 0.9% -2.4%
1988 0.9% -1.2%
1989 0.9% +1.5%
1990 0.9% -0.7%
1992 0.9% -3.7%
1993 0.9% +0.3%
1995 0.9% -0.2%
1996 0.9% -1.5%
1997 0.9% -2.0%
1998 0.8% -3.4%
1999 0.8% -0.8%
2001 0.9% +8.5%
2002 0.8% -7.7%
2003 0.8% -1.7%
2004 0.8% +1.3%
2005 0.8% -2.2%
2006 0.8% +2.2%
2007 0.8% +1.3%
2008 0.8% +1.4%
2009 0.8% -3.6%
2011 0.8% +2.8%
2012 0.8% +0.2%
2013 0.8% -0.3%
2014 0.8% -0.3%
2015 0.8% -5.4%
2016 0.7% -11.0%
2017 0.7% -1.4%
2018 0.7% -0.3%
2019 0.7% +0.4%
2020 0.7% -5.3%
2021 0.7% +5.7%

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% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Brazil?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1986.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 70th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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