Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 88.3% 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 88.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil peaked at 88.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 5th out of 26 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 | 40.9% | — |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 56.5% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 59.9% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 64.5% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 40.9% | 65.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 68.2% | 83.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.5% | 88.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- 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)
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 88.3% 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 88.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Brazil ranks 5th 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 18.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release