RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Lack of opportunities, high unemployment, and school dropout rates make Brazil only behind South Africa the runner-up among the countries with the highest proportion of young people who neither study nor work. In 2020, there were 35.9% of young Brazilians aged 18 to 24 in this situation. Next in line is Colombia with 34.5%.
Brazil's and Colombia's numbers are far from the average of the countries, which is 15.1%. Experts indicate that this situation has serious consequences for the Brazilian economy, besides representing a lack of public policies by the . . .
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