Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 81.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 81.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil peaked at 82.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 9th out of 36 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, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.9% | — |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 63.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 67.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 69.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 79.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.2% | 45.9% | 68.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 67.1% | 79.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.4% | 82.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Brazil was 81.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release