Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 75.4% 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 75.4%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil peaked at 76.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 9th of 24 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 | 24.1% | — |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 37.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 44.5% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 54.6% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.3% | 24.1% | 54.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 54.9% | 71.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 73.3% | 76.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 6 Costa Rica 78.5% compare
- 7 Argentina 78.5% compare
- 8 Ecuador 76.3% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 73.9% compare
- 11 Paraguay 64.4% compare
- 12 El Salvador 62.9% compare
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, second quintile in Brazil?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil was 75.4% 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 76.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 24 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 26.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release