Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, male (%) was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, male in Brazil stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Brazil peaked at 97.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 44th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.5% | — |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 84.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +1.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 97.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 97.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.3%, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 78.5% | 86.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 87.3% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 95.4% | 97.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Brazil was 97.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Brazil ranks 44th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release