Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 81.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil stood at 81.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil peaked at 81.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 10th 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, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.5% | — |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 53.3% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 65.2% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 70.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 76.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9% | 23.5% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 53.3% | 70.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 75.1% | 81.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil was 81.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release