Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 89.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 39th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52.9% | — |
| 2002 | 55.8% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 61.4% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 52.9% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 71.8% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 85.6% | 89.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Brazil was 89.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Brazil ranks 39th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release