Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 95.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 95.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil peaked at 95.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 8th out of 36 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, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75.0% | — |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 82.9% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.3% | 75.0% | 87.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 86.2% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 95.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil was 95.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release