Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 59.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 59.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in 2023.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil peaked at 59.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2002.
That places Brazil 12th out of 40 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, poorest quintile, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.8% | — |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 10.6% | 27.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 33.7% | 48.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 57.7% | 59.5% | 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, poorest quintile, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Brazil was 59.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Brazil ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release