Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 81.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil stood at 81.8%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil peaked at 83.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 7th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.9% | — |
| 2002 | 42.1% | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 61.1% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 74.3% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 34.9% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 67.1% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 81.8% | 83.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Costa Rica 85.4% compare
- 5 Panama 84.5% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 82.4% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.8% compare
- 9 Ecuador 79.6% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 79.4% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Brazil was 81.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release