Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.04 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Brazil peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 24th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.16 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.14 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 21 Paraguay 1.04 GPIA compare
- 22 Costa Rica 1.04 GPIA compare
- 23 El Salvador 1.04 GPIA compare
- 25 Madagascar 1.04 GPIA compare
- 26 Liberia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 27 Uruguay 1.04 GPIA compare
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Brazil was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release