Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil

Brazil: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 38.1%
World rank
47th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.050.10.150.21981200120211981: 0.101 % of youth population with high education1982: 0.103 % of youth population with high education1983: 0.103 % of youth population with high education1984: 0.11 % of youth population with high education1985: 0.109 % of youth population with high education1986: 0.098 % of youth population with high education1987: 0.101 % of youth population with high education1988: 0.098 % of youth population with high education1989: 0.108 % of youth population with high education1990: 0.1 % of youth population with high education1992: 0.109 % of youth population with high education1993: 0.108 % of youth population with high education1995: 0.099 % of youth population with high education1996: 0.111 % of youth population with high education1997: 0.104 % of youth population with high education1998: 0.102 % of youth population with high education1999: 0.104 % of youth population with high education2001: 0.109 % of youth population with high education2002: 0.108 % of youth population with high education2003: 0.109 % of youth population with high education2004: 0.112 % of youth population with high education2005: 0.099 % of youth population with high education2006: 0.11 % of youth population with high education2007: 0.114 % of youth population with high education2008: 0.112 % of youth population with high education2009: 0.114 % of youth population with high education2011: 0.138 % of youth population with high education2012: 0.152 % of youth population with high education2013: 0.153 % of youth population with high education2014: 0.154 % of youth population with high education2015: 0.156 % of youth population with high education2016: 0.154 % of youth population with high education2017: 0.145 % of youth population with high education2018: 0.149 % of youth population with high education2019: 0.144 % of youth population with high education2020: 0.194 % of youth population with high education2021: 0.12 % of youth population with high education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil is 0.1%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 38.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1986.

That places Brazil 47th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of youth population with high education Change
1981 0.1%
1982 0.1% +2.4%
1983 0.1% -0.3%
1984 0.1% +6.9%
1985 0.1% -0.7%
1986 0.1% -10.5%
1987 0.1% +3.0%
1988 0.1% -2.6%
1989 0.1% +10.4%
1990 0.1% -7.6%
1992 0.1% +9.2%
1993 0.1% -0.8%
1995 0.1% -8.9%
1996 0.1% +12.0%
1997 0.1% -5.8%
1998 0.1% -1.8%
1999 0.1% +1.9%
2001 0.1% +4.7%
2002 0.1% -0.7%
2003 0.1% +0.2%
2004 0.1% +2.9%
2005 0.1% -11.6%
2006 0.1% +11.7%
2007 0.1% +3.6%
2008 0.1% -1.9%
2009 0.1% +1.7%
2011 0.1% +21.5%
2012 0.2% +9.6%
2013 0.2% +1.2%
2014 0.2% +0.3%
2015 0.2% +1.2%
2016 0.2% -0.9%
2017 0.1% -6.4%
2018 0.1% +2.9%
2019 0.1% -3.1%
2020 0.2% +34.9%
2021 0.1% -38.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -38.1% 0.2% 0.1%
2020 +34.9% 0.1% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 44 Malawi 0.1% compare
  2. 45 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
  3. 46 Puerto Rico 0.1% compare
  4. 48 Korea 0.1% compare
  5. 49 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1% compare
  6. 50 Mongolia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Brazil was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education)
Unit
% of youth population 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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