Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both was 84.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 84.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 84.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 10th of 50 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, poorest quintile, both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.6% | — |
| 2002 | 29.6% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 51.4% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 26.6% | 52.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 60.3% | 74.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 80.7% | 84.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil was 84.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release