Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks was 67.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Brazil, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 67.4% for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Brazil peaked at 67.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2013.
Brazil ranks 30th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.4% | — |
| 2014 | 41.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +4.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 67.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 67.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.2% | 39.4% | 56.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 58.8% | 67.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Brazil?
- Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Brazil was 67.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Brazil ranks 30th out of 57 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release