Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level was 91.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 91.7% for completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Brazil peaked at 91.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 36th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58.0% | — |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 67.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5% | 58.0% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 76.9% | 86.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 88.6% | 91.7% | 5 |
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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 completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Brazil?
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Brazil was 91.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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