Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 92.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 92.9% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 92.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 38th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63.3% | — |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 90.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 63.3% | 78.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 79.8% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 89.8% | 92.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7217 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil was 92.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 38th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release