Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Brazil

Brazil: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
35th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.7%
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.683 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241982: 0.671 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241983: 0.695 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241984: 0.65 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241985: 0.669 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241986: 0.705 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241987: 0.714 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241988: 0.725 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241989: 0.731 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241990: 0.733 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241992: 0.692 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241993: 0.698 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241995: 0.711 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241996: 0.727 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241997: 0.725 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241998: 0.728 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.709 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.735 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.724 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242003: 0.707 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242004: 0.691 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242005: 0.702 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242006: 0.712 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.729 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.748 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.75 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.778 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.819 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242013: 0.833 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.841 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.836 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.825 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242017: 0.831 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242018: 0.828 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.83 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242020: 0.811 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242021: 0.75 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.7% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in 2021.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1984.

Brazil ranks 35th of 82 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.

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% -1.7%
1983 0.7% +3.5%
1984 0.7% -6.4%
1985 0.7% +2.9%
1986 0.7% +5.4%
1987 0.7% +1.2%
1988 0.7% +1.6%
1989 0.7% +0.8%
1990 0.7% +0.3%
1992 0.7% -5.6%
1993 0.7% +0.8%
1995 0.7% +1.8%
1996 0.7% +2.3%
1997 0.7% -0.3%
1998 0.7% +0.5%
1999 0.7% -2.6%
2001 0.7% +3.6%
2002 0.7% -1.5%
2003 0.7% -2.4%
2004 0.7% -2.3%
2005 0.7% +1.7%
2006 0.7% +1.4%
2007 0.7% +2.4%
2008 0.7% +2.6%
2009 0.8% +0.3%
2011 0.8% +3.7%
2012 0.8% +5.3%
2013 0.8% +1.7%
2014 0.8% +0.9%
2015 0.8% -0.6%
2016 0.8% -1.3%
2017 0.8% +0.8%
2018 0.8% -0.4%
2019 0.8% +0.2%
2020 0.8% -2.3%
2021 0.7% -7.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Chile 0.8% compare
  2. 33 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  3. 34 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  4. 36 Gambia 0.7% compare
  5. 37 Greece 0.7% compare
  6. 38 Dominican Republic 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
82 places, 1,115 data points, 1970–2021
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