Adolescents out of school in Brazil
Brazil: Adolescents out of school was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 3.6% for adolescents out of school in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Brazil peaked at 5.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2013.
Brazil ranks 108th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 4.7% | — |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -40.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +71.4% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -23.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 105 Sierra Leone 3.8% compare
- 106 Grenada 3.7% compare
- 107 Kazakhstan 3.7% compare
- 109 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.6% compare
- 110 Cayman Islands 3.3% compare
- 111 Brunei Darussalam 3.3% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Brazil?
- Adolescents out of school in Brazil was 3.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for adolescents out of school?
- Brazil ranks 108th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.