Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 97.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 97.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil peaked at 97.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 4th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.6% | — |
| 2002 | 76.5% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 83.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 71.6% | 88.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 89.2% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 95.1% | 97.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil was 97.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release