Duration of compulsory education in Brazil
Brazil: Duration of compulsory education was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 205 countries
All-time high
14
in 2013
All-time low
8
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Brazil, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 14 for duration of compulsory education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Brazil peaked at 14 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1998.
That places Brazil 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8 | — |
| 1999 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +75.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Brazil?
- Duration of compulsory education in Brazil was 14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2013.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1998.
- How does Brazil rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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