Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Brazil stood at 58.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.0% | — |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 39.2% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 12.0% | 31.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 34.1% | 48.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 53.4% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Brazil was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 45th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release