Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes was 97.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Brazil stood at 97.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 97.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 41st of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.0% | 82.0% | 89.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 89.9% | 95.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes in Brazil was 97.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release