Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both was 95.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 95.8% for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 96.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 12th of 31 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, urban, poorest quintile, both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.7% | — |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 84.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 71.7% | 84.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 84.9% | 93.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.2% | 96.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both in Brazil was 95.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release