Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brazil
Brazil: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 22.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brazil stood at 22.9%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brazil peaked at 34.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 46th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 34.3% | — |
| 1990 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 28.2% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | -5.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 22.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 98% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 22.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.2%, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.3% | 34.3% | 34.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 28.2% | 33.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.0% | 27.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 25.9% | 30.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 22.9% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brazil?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Brazil was 22.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Brazil ranks 46th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).