Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 84.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Brazil stood at 84.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 84.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 14th of 50 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, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.3% | — |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 49.3% | 72.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 71.9% | 83.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.4% | 84.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 11 Costa Rica 86.3% compare
- 12 Kyrgyzstan 85.8% compare
- 13 Paraguay 85.1% compare
- 15 Thailand 78.3% compare
- 16 Philippines 76.9% compare
- 17 Guyana 76.8% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Brazil was 84.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release