Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 94.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 94.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 58.7% | — |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.1% | 58.7% | 78.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 80.8% | 90.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.5% | 94.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7217 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil was 94.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release