NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Brazil

Brazil: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 22.2 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
22.2
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
13th
of 68 countries
All-time high
22.2
in 2015
All-time low
18.32
in 2008
Years of data
22
1989–2015

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Brazil, 1989–2015

051015201989200220151989: 21.51990: 21.71992: 21.11995: 20.31996: 20.81997: 20.51998: 20.31999: 19.72001: 19.62002: 19.22003: 19.32004: 192005: 19.12006: 19.22007: 19.22008: 18.32009: 18.82011: 19.42012: 19.32013: 202014: 19.72015: 22.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

In 2015, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Brazil stood at 22.2. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Brazil peaked at 22.2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.32, in 2008.

Brazil ranks 13th of 68 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Brazil, 1989 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1989 21.5
1990 21.71 +1.0%
1992 21.14 -2.6%
1995 20.29 -4.0%
1996 20.81 +2.6%
1997 20.49 -1.6%
1998 20.25 -1.2%
1999 19.71 -2.7%
2001 19.65 -0.3%
2002 19.23 -2.1%
2003 19.28 +0.2%
2004 18.99 -1.5%
2005 19.07 +0.4%
2006 19.24 +0.9%
2007 19.18 -0.3%
2008 18.32 -4.5%
2009 18.79 +2.6%
2011 19.4 +3.2%
2012 19.26 -0.7%
2013 19.99 +3.8%
2014 19.68 -1.5%
2015 22.2 +12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.5 21.5 21.5 1
1990s 20.63 19.71 21.71 7
2000s 19.09 18.32 19.65 9
2010s 20.11 19.26 22.2 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Ghana 23.91 compare
  2. 11 Türkiye 23.33 compare
  3. 12 Saint Lucia 22.63
  4. 14 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.38 compare
  5. 15 Albania 21.03 compare
  6. 16 Armenia 20.18 compare

See the full ranking of 68 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Brazil?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Brazil was 22.2 in 2015, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 22.2 in 2015.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 18.32 in 2008.
How does Brazil rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 68 countries with data for 2015.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
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Coverage
68 places, 1,169 data points, 1987–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.