Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 96.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil is 96.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil peaked at 96.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.8% | — |
| 2002 | 70.8% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.2% | 65.8% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 86.3% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.2% | 96.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil was 96.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release