Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 96.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil is 96.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil peaked at 97.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 12th of 41 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, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.2% | — |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 85.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.6% | 69.2% | 85.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 87.2% | 95.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.8% | 97.3% | 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, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil was 96.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release