Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 94.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Brazil is 94.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Brazil peaked at 94.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 34th of 80 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, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68.1% | — |
| 2002 | 71.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 81.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.2% | 68.1% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 84.7% | 91.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.1% | 94.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Brazil was 94.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release