Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil
Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 63.7% 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 63.7%.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Brazil peaked at 64.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 10th out of 25 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 14.9% | — |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +30.9% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 39.7% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 51.7% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 64.3% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 14.9% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 40.5% | 59.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.7% | 64.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 63.7% 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 64.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 25 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 47.1%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release