Brazil vs Costa Rica: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 23.2% against 22.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 28.7% | 2.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 24.2% | 4.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 22.8% | 3.6% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of youth not in education, employment or training, female, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 23.2% against 22.9% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of youth not in education, employment or training, female between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Brazil ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 44th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).