Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 93.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil is 93.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil peaked at 95.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 7th of 37 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, richest quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 78.3% | — |
| 2002 | 81.7% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.0% | 78.3% | 89.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.0% | 94.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 95.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Costa Rica 95.6% compare
- 6 Peru 94.5% compare
- 8 Paraguay 93.1% compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.6% compare
- 10 Panama 91.8% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil was 93.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release