Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes was 96.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 96.6% for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 96.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 15th out of 37 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, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.6% | — |
| 2002 | 69.8% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9% | 64.6% | 82.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 84.9% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.8% | 96.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes in Brazil was 96.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release