Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Brazil
Brazil: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary was 5.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Brazil, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Brazil stood at 5.8%.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Brazil peaked at 10.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2017.
That places Brazil 65th out of 124 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.4% | — |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -38.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | -34.9% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.4% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Brazil?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary in Brazil was 5.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary?
- Brazil ranks 65th out of 124 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release