Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male was 94.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil stood at 94.0%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil peaked at 94.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 14th 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, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.2% | — |
| 2002 | 61.7% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 66.2% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 93.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.1% | 56.2% | 73.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 77.1% | 90.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 92.5% | 94.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Brazil was 94.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release