Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both was 93.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Brazil is 93.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 94.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 75.2% | — |
| 2002 | 79.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 87.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 86.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.6% | 75.2% | 87.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 86.4% | 93.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.7% | 94.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both in Brazil was 93.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release