Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female was 96.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 96.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Brazil peaked at 96.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 5th 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, richest quintile, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79.1% | — |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 88.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 90.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 79.1% | 92.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.0% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.9% | 96.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Colombia 97.0% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 97.0% compare
- 4 Ecuador 96.2% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 95.9% compare
- 7 United States 95.6% compare
- 8 Panama 95.3% compare
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, richest quintile, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female in Brazil was 96.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release