Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female was 96.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Brazil is 96.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Brazil peaked at 97.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 12th out of 26 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, urban, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 77.0% | — |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 89.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 77.0% | 89.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 89.2% | 95.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.4% | 97.6% | 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, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Brazil was 96.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release