Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both was 88.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil is 88.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 88.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 12th 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, second quintile, both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.5% | — |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 86.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 41.5% | 66.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 70.6% | 85.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.2% | 85.5% | 88.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil was 88.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release