Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 41.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Brazil, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Brazil stood at 41.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 125.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Brazil peaked at 41.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2009.
That places Brazil 38th out of 65 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8.4% | — |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +74.3% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 25.2% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +10.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 41.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.7%, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 41.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.7%, 3.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 10.5% | 32.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 37.3% | 41.3% | 3 |
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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Brazil?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Brazil was 41.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2009.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Brazil ranks 38th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.7%. 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or services, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release