Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 79.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Brazil peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 41st out of 95 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, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.6% | — |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 64.9% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +2.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 79.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 79.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.7%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.6% | 41.6% | 61.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 64.6% | 73.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 76.5% | 79.8% | 5 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Brazil was 79.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release