Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 42nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 86.4% | — |
| 2002 | 87.8% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 86.4% | 91.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 91.6% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.9% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 42nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release