Completion rate, upper secondary … education second both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary … education second both sexes was 65.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil stood at 65.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 66.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 13th out of 51 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 second both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.8% | — |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +35.1% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 53.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 56.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | -1.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 65.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.0%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 65.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.9%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary … education second both sexes in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +35.1% | 14.8% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 14.8% | 40.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 41.5% | 60.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 64.5% | 66.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Brazil was 65.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release