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Brazil socioeconomic and educational challenges
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Brazil continues to face structural issues regarding education and food security. Data from the 2024 Higher Education Census by Inep indicates high dropout rates in higher education, with 21.25% for in-person courses and 57.39% for distance learning, highlighting a gap between increased university access and student retention. Broader educational data reveals that 63.9 million citizens aged 15 or older have not completed basic education, representing 37.3% of that age group. This includes 44.7 million individuals who did not finish elementary school and 19.3 million high school dropouts. Black and mixed-race populations account for 63.9% of those without complete schooling. The economic impact of this lack of qualification is estimated at R$ 66 billion annually, or roughly 0.6% of the GDP. A survey Recent surveys by Senai and Sesi via Nexus shows indicate that while 33% of youth aged 16 to 29 aspire to a university degree, significant obstacles persist. Approximately 31% find the of respondents describe these barriers to doing so as difficult or very difficult to overcome. Approximately 21% of this age group is neither studying nor working. Economic necessity drives many dropouts, with remains a primary driver for educational interruption: 25% of respondents reported stopping their studies to work, a figure that rises to 32% work or supplement family income. This disparity is more pronounced among Black youth, where the rate of dropping out due to work necessity reaches 32%, compared to 23% among White youth. In the state of Goiás, IMDS data shows a 39.1% reduction in the proportion of women aged 18 to 24 who are neither studying nor working between 2019 and 2025, dropping from 34.8% to 21.2%. Food insecurity remains critical. A FAO report states that nearly one-fifth of the population, or 44.8 million people, cannot afford a healthy diet. Between 2023 and 2025, an estimated 20.3 million Brazilians experienced moderate or severe food insecurity. The cost of a balanced diet rose from 3.97 international dollars per person per day in 2021 to 4.89 in 2025.
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