Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes was 97.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil is 97.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 97.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.3%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 22nd of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 89.3% | — |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 93.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.4% | 89.3% | 93.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 93.9% | 97.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.3% | 97.8% | 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, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil was 97.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 22nd out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release