Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 92.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil is 92.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil peaked at 92.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.8%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, 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, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51.8% | — |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 67.1% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 51.8% | 71.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 74.8% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 88.8% | 92.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil was 92.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.8% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release