Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications was 16.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 16.3% for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Brazil peaked at 16.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2019.
That places Brazil 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 14.4% | — |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.6% | 15.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 11.8% | 16.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More science & technology data for Brazil
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 25.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8978 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 58,292 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Brazil?
- Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Brazil was 16.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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