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

Brazil: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1982
All-time low
0.1%
in 2009
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

00.050.10.150.21981200120211981: 0.174 % of urban youth population1982: 0.181 % of urban youth population1983: 0.177 % of urban youth population1984: 0.179 % of urban youth population1985: 0.172 % of urban youth population1986: 0.167 % of urban youth population1987: 0.164 % of urban youth population1988: 0.16 % of urban youth population1989: 0.164 % of urban youth population1990: 0.161 % of urban youth population1992: 0.162 % of urban youth population1993: 0.159 % of urban youth population1995: 0.147 % of urban youth population1996: 0.151 % of urban youth population1997: 0.144 % of urban youth population1998: 0.137 % of urban youth population1999: 0.131 % of urban youth population2001: 0.132 % of urban youth population2002: 0.127 % of urban youth population2003: 0.125 % of urban youth population2004: 0.122 % of urban youth population2005: 0.117 % of urban youth population2006: 0.121 % of urban youth population2007: 0.125 % of urban youth population2008: 0.118 % of urban youth population2009: 0.115 % of urban youth population2011: 0.132 % of urban youth population2012: 0.139 % of urban youth population2013: 0.137 % of urban youth population2014: 0.14 % of urban youth population2015: 0.139 % of urban youth population2016: 0.135 % of urban youth population2017: 0.128 % of urban youth population2018: 0.129 % of urban youth population2019: 0.122 % of urban youth population2020: 0.148 % of urban youth population2021: 0.126 % of urban youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth population.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.1% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.

That places Brazil 47th out of 97 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of urban youth population Change
1981 0.2%
1982 0.2% +4.3%
1983 0.2% -2.4%
1984 0.2% +1.0%
1985 0.2% -3.7%
1986 0.2% -3.1%
1987 0.2% -1.5%
1988 0.2% -2.6%
1989 0.2% +2.9%
1990 0.2% -1.9%
1992 0.2% +0.4%
1993 0.2% -1.8%
1995 0.1% -7.8%
1996 0.2% +2.9%
1997 0.1% -4.4%
1998 0.1% -5.0%
1999 0.1% -4.2%
2001 0.1% +0.8%
2002 0.1% -4.2%
2003 0.1% -1.5%
2004 0.1% -2.3%
2005 0.1% -4.1%
2006 0.1% +3.7%
2007 0.1% +3.0%
2008 0.1% -5.1%
2009 0.1% -3.0%
2011 0.1% +15.0%
2012 0.1% +5.1%
2013 0.1% -1.4%
2014 0.1% +2.2%
2015 0.1% -0.9%
2016 0.1% -2.9%
2017 0.1% -4.7%
2018 0.1% +0.6%
2019 0.1% -5.1%
2020 0.1% +20.5%
2021 0.1% -14.7%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 91% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 44 Mexico 0.1% compare
  2. 45 Chile 0.1% compare
  3. 46 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  4. 48 Indonesia 0.1% compare
  5. 49 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
  6. 50 Korea 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Brazil?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1982.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
How does Brazil rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban?
Brazil ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth population)
Unit
% of urban youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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