Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 81.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 81.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Brazil peaked at 81.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 40th out of 81 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, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.7% | — |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 55.7% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 45.7% | 65.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 67.9% | 76.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.4% | 81.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Brazil was 81.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release