Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Brazil
Brazil: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 6.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Brazil stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of down 24.9% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Brazil peaked at 24.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2019.
That places Brazil 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 6.3% | 24.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.4% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.61 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Brazil?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Brazil was 6.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Brazil ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.