Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 90.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil stood at 90.7%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil peaked at 90.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 8th out of 31 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, second quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48.8% | — |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 89.5% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.3% | 48.8% | 72.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 75.0% | 87.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 86.5% | 90.7% | 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, second quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil was 90.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release