Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.03 GPIA for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPIA, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 18th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Brazil was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Brazil ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release