Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 78.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 78.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 42nd out of 90 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, urban, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.3% | — |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.5% | 41.3% | 61.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 62.3% | 72.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 75.9% | 78.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Brazil was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 42nd out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release