Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male was 85.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 85.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Brazil peaked at 85.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 10th out of 38 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, second quintile, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.3% | — |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 34.3% | 58.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 63.3% | 80.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 81.9% | 85.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male in Brazil was 85.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release