Brazil vs Late-demographic dividend: Compulsory education, duration

Brazil
14 years
in 2025
Late-demographic dividend
10 years
in 2025
Brazil rank
8th
Late-demographic dividend rank
11th

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Brazil
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 14 years against 10 years in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.

Brazil ranks 8th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Late-demographic dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 8 years 9 years 1 years Late-demographic dividend
2000s 8 years 9 years 1 years Late-demographic dividend
2010s 12.2 years 9.7 years 2.5 years Brazil
2020s 14 years 10 years 4 years Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Brazil or Late-demographic dividend?
Brazil, at 14 years against 10 years in Late-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Brazil and Late-demographic dividend?
4 years, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Late-demographic dividend?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for compulsory education, duration?
Brazil ranks 8th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.