World Bank2012-06-112012-06-112007-05-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7763Brazilian young people are well on their way to becoming productive and contributing members of society. Three-quarters of young Brazilians surveyed responded that they are happy with themselves and with their lives. And they have the numbers to make substantial contributions to the present and future of their society -- 19 percent of the Brazilian population is aged 15 to 24 and Brazilian young people comprise one-third of the youth population of Latin America. This report is the first volume of a two-volume series. The second volume is a technical report that presents the statistical results in detail. This first volume summarizes the 100-page second volume. It gives a brief review of the report's empirical findings and of the correspondence to youth development policy and programming in Brazil.CC BY 3.0 IGOCITIZENSHIPCIVIC PARTICIPATIONCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY CENTERSCONTRACEPTIONCULTURAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISABILITYDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDROPOUTDRUG USEEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY PREGNANCYEARLY SEXUAL INITIATIONECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC STATUSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENROLLMENT RATESEXAMFAMILIESFAMILY RELATIONSHIPSFERTILITY RATEFERTILITY RATESGIRLSGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD WORKHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSILLEGAL DRUGSILLITERACYIMPORTANT POLICYINTERVENTIONSJUVENILE DELINQUENCYLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLATIN AMERICANLITERACY RATESLOWER ADOLESCENT FERTILITYMALESMARRIED WOMENMOTHERNET ENROLLMENTOLD AGEPARTICIPATION IN SOCIETYPEER REVIEWPENSIONSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOPULATION PYRAMIDSPREVENTIVE ACTIONPROGRESSPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSEPUBLIC POLICYREPETITION RATESRISKY BEHAVIORRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL LEAVERSSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELF-ESTEEMSEXUAL ACTIVITYSEXUAL PRACTICESSEXUALLY ACTIVESEXUALLY ACTIVE WOMENSEXUALLY ACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXPENDITURESSOCIAL NORMSSOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCESSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORSSPOUSESUBSTANCE ABUSESUBSTANCE USESUICIDE ATTEMPTSTEACHERSTEENAGERSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTOBACCOTOBACCO USETOTAL FERTILITY RATETRAINING PROGRAMSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNFPAVIOLENCEWAGESWESTERN EUROPEWORK EXPERIENCEYOUNG ADULTSYOUNG MENYOUNG PEOPLEYOUNG PERSONYOUNG WOMENYOUTHYOUTH DEVELOPMENTYOUTH POLICYYOUTH POPULATIONYOUTH TRAININGYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENTYOUTH WELFAREWorld Bank10.1596/7763