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

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

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
34th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2014
All-time low
0.6%
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.20.40.60.81981200120211981: 0.653 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241982: 0.638 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241983: 0.664 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241984: 0.616 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241985: 0.636 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241986: 0.677 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241987: 0.684 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241988: 0.698 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241989: 0.704 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241990: 0.702 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241992: 0.648 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241993: 0.656 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241995: 0.668 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241996: 0.69 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241997: 0.684 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241998: 0.686 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.661 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.694 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.68 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242003: 0.659 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242004: 0.645 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242005: 0.654 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242006: 0.666 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.686 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.708 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.713 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.749 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.789 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242013: 0.805 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.811 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.805 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.785 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242017: 0.792 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242018: 0.79 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.786 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242020: 0.765 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242021: 0.675 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Brazil stood at 0.7%.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1984.

Brazil ranks 34th of 79 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Brazil, year by year

Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1981 0.7% —
1982 0.6% -2.4%
1983 0.7% +4.2%
1984 0.6% -7.3%
1985 0.6% +3.2%
1986 0.7% +6.4%
1987 0.7% +1.1%
1988 0.7% +2.0%
1989 0.7% +0.9%
1990 0.7% -0.2%
1992 0.6% -7.7%
1993 0.7% +1.3%
1995 0.7% +1.8%
1996 0.7% +3.3%
1997 0.7% -0.7%
1998 0.7% +0.2%
1999 0.7% -3.6%
2001 0.7% +4.9%
2002 0.7% -2.0%
2003 0.7% -3.0%
2004 0.6% -2.1%
2005 0.7% +1.3%
2006 0.7% +1.9%
2007 0.7% +3.0%
2008 0.7% +3.2%
2009 0.7% +0.6%
2011 0.7% +5.0%
2012 0.8% +5.3%
2013 0.8% +2.0%
2014 0.8% +0.8%
2015 0.8% -0.7%
2016 0.8% -2.5%
2017 0.8% +0.9%
2018 0.8% -0.2%
2019 0.8% -0.5%
2020 0.8% -2.7%
2021 0.7% -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 8
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 31 Latvia 0.7% compare
  2. 32 Bangladesh 0.7% compare
  3. 33 Costa Rica 0.7% compare
  4. 35 Greece 0.7% compare
  5. 36 Uruguay 0.7% compare
  6. 37 Armenia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Brazil?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Brazil was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary?
Brazil ranks 34th out of 79 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 wage 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 wage 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
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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