Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 74.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Brazil peaked at 74.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 41st 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, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36.5% | — |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 60.3% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 36.5% | 56.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 56.5% | 68.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.6% | 74.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Brazil was 74.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Brazil ranks 41st out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release