Argentina vs Brazil: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary

Argentina
21.3%
in 2022
Brazil
23.3%
in 2022
Argentina rank
47th
Brazil rank
44th

Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
0102030200020112022

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 23.3% against 21.3% in Argentina, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 47th and Brazil ranks 44th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s 29.0% 18.3% 10.7% Argentina
2010s 25.1% 25.9% 0.8% Brazil
2020s 21.3% 23.3% 2.0% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at 23.3% against 21.3% in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Argentina and Brazil?
2.0%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
Argentina ranks 47th and Brazil ranks 44th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Brazil: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-children-young-people-at-the-age-of-lower-secondary-education-prepared-for/argentina/brazil/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-children-young-people-at-the-age-of-lower-secondary-education-prepared-for/argentina/brazil/">Argentina vs Brazil: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
60 places, 545 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release