Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil

Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 98.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
98.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 36 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 2023
All-time low
91.6%
in 2001
Years of data
22
2001–2023

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023

0204060801002001201220232001: 91.6 %2002: 92.9 %2003: 93.9 %2004: 94.5 %2005: 95.8 %2006: 95.6 %2007: 95.7 %2008: 96.2 %2009: 95.4 %2011: 95.5 %2012: 96.2 %2013: 96.2 %2014: 97.2 %2015: 97.2 %2016: 97.6 %2017: 98.2 %2018: 97.7 %2019: 97.8 %2020: 98.2 %2021: 98.4 %2022: 98.1 %2023: 98.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 98.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil peaked at 98.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.6%, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 4th of 36 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, richest quintile in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2023.
Year % Change
2001 91.6%
2002 92.9% +1.4%
2003 93.9% +1.1%
2004 94.5% +0.6%
2005 95.8% +1.4%
2006 95.6% -0.2%
2007 95.7% +0.1%
2008 96.2% +0.5%
2009 95.4% -0.8%
2011 95.5% +0.1%
2012 96.2% +0.7%
2013 96.2% +0.0%
2014 97.2% +1.0%
2015 97.2% +0.0%
2016 97.6% +0.4%
2017 98.2% +0.6%
2018 97.7% -0.5%
2019 97.8% +0.1%
2020 98.2% +0.4%
2021 98.4% +0.2%
2022 98.1% -0.3%
2023 98.5% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.6% 91.6% 96.2% 9
2010s 97.1% 95.5% 98.2% 9
2020s 98.3% 98.1% 98.5% 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Panama 100.0% compare
  2. 2 Chile 99.4% compare
  3. 3 Ecuador 98.9% compare
  4. 5 Egypt 98.5% compare
  5. 6 Costa Rica 98.3% compare
  6. 7 Paraguay 98.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil was 98.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2023.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 91.6% in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
36 places, 425 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release