Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 93.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil is 93.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil peaked at 93.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 56.7% | — |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1% | 56.7% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 81.9% | 92.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 89.6% | 93.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 93.2% 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 93.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 26 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 9.4%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release