Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 84.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil is 84.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil peaked at 85.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 8th of 30 countries on this measure, 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, middle quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.6% | — |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 72.7% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 80.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.5% | 41.6% | 68.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 72.1% | 83.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.3% | 85.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Panama 86.5% compare
- 6 Argentina 86.4% compare
- 7 Colombia 86.3% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 80.9% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 80.5% compare
- 11 El Salvador 79.2% compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7217 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Brazil was 84.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release