Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 75.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 75.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 77.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 14th out of 50 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, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.3% | — |
| 2002 | 35.1% | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 58.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 69.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 29.3% | 55.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 58.3% | 73.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.2% | 77.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Brazil was 75.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release