Brazil vs Romania: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education
Brazil
46.0%
in 2022
Romania
52.6%
in 2022
Brazil rank
41st
Romania rank
38th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education over time
- Brazil
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 52.6% against 46.0% in Brazil, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Brazil ranks 41st and Romania ranks 38th of 51 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 47.2% | 6.5% | Romania |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 54.5% | 11.2% | Romania |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 52.6% | 6.6% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education, Brazil or Romania?
- Romania, at 52.6% against 46.0% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education between Brazil and Romania?
- 6.6%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Romania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Romania rank globally for proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education?
- Brazil ranks 41st and Romania ranks 38th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release