Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Brazil stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Brazil peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 37th of 75 countries on this measure, 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, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83.7% | — |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 83.7% | 89.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 89.6% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 97.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Brazil was 97.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release