Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male was 96.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 96.8% for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil peaked at 97.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 15th out of 41 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, primary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.7% | — |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 90.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 91.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 89.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 91.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.4% | 86.7% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.8% | 96.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.7% | 97.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Brazil was 96.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release