Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 72.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Brazil, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 72.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Brazil peaked at 72.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1981.
That places Brazil 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.7% | 32.8% | 34.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 33.7% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 44.8% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 55.9% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 68.0% | 72.2% | 6 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Brazil was 72.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1981.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Brazil ranks 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release