ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Brazil
The ILO estimates that 19.4% of young people in Brazil were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Brazil, 2025
19.4%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
13.0%
Position in 2025
83rd of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Brazil over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Brazil | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19.4% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 20.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 19.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 22.1%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Brazil has the 83rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
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Upper secondary completion
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Out-of-school children
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Out-of-school adolescents
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