Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Brazil
Brazil: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Brazil, 1989–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 14.6% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Brazil peaked at 20.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1989.
That places Brazil 46th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.5% | — |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.9% | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +0.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.4% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 13.0% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 14.5% | 20.9% | 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, male in Brazil?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Brazil was 14.6% 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, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1989.
- How does Brazil rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Brazil ranks 46th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of male 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).