Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 69.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil stood at 69.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil peaked at 70.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 10th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.7% | — |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +30.5% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 58.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 69.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.3% | 19.7% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 48.1% | 65.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.7% | 70.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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, second quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil was 69.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release