Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 87.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil is 87.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil peaked at 87.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 8th out of 39 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, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.7% | — |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 55.4% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 29.7% | 59.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 67.2% | 78.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.7% | 87.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil was 87.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release