Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 96.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil stood at 96.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Brazil peaked at 97.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 81.1%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 7th out of 37 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, richest quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.1% | — |
| 2002 | 84.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 87.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 92.2% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 81.1% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 91.0% | 96.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.3% | 97.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 96.3% 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 97.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.1% 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 4.6%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release