Children out of school, primary, female in Brazil
Brazil: Children out of school, primary, female was 128,826 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 128,826 for children out of school, primary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Brazil peaked at 446,833 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 128,826, in 2024.
That places Brazil 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 446,833 | — |
| 2013 | 341,876 | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 347,021 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 339,537 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 301,112 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 250,009 | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 293,072 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 260,916 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 343,949 | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 365,703 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 207,728 | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 128,826 | -38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 322,547 | 250,009 | 446,833 | 8 |
| 2020s | 261,552 | 128,826 | 365,703 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Brazil?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Brazil was 128,826 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 446,833 in 2012.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,826 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.