Duration of pre primary education in Brazil
Brazil: Duration of pre primary education was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 223 countries
All-time high
3
in 1970
All-time low
2
in 2010
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Duration of pre primary education in Brazil, 1970–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2 for duration of pre primary education in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of pre primary education in Brazil peaked at 3 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 146th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Duration of pre primary education in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3 | — |
| 1971 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 146 Anguilla 2 compare
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 2 compare
- 146 Aruba 2 compare
- 146 Australia 2 compare
- 146 Bahamas 2 compare
- 146 Barbados 2 compare
- 146 Belize 2 compare
- 146 Benin 2 compare
- 146 Bolivia 2 compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 146 Cameroon 2 compare
- 146 Cayman Islands 2 compare
- 146 Cook Islands 2 compare
- 146 Costa Rica 2 compare
- 146 Djibouti 2 compare
- 146 Dominica 2 compare
- 146 Egypt 2 compare
- 146 Eritrea 2 compare
- 146 Ghana 2 compare
- 146 Gibraltar 2 compare
- 146 Greece 2 compare
- 146 Grenada 2 compare
- 146 Guyana 2 compare
- 146 Indonesia 2 compare
- 146 Iraq 2 compare
- 146 Ireland 2 compare
- 146 Jordan 2 compare
- 146 Kuwait 2 compare
- 146 Libya 2 compare
- 146 Liechtenstein 2 compare
- 146 Malaysia 2 compare
- 146 Maldives 2 compare
- 146 Malta 2 compare
- 146 Mauritius 2 compare
- 146 Montserrat 2 compare
- 146 Morocco 2 compare
- 146 Myanmar 2 compare
- 146 Namibia 2 compare
- 146 Nauru 2 compare
- 146 Nepal 2 compare
- 146 New Zealand 2 compare
- 146 North Korea 2 compare
- 146 Oman 2 compare
- 146 Pakistan 2 compare
- 146 Palestine 2 compare
- 146 Panama 2 compare
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 2 compare
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 compare
- 146 Samoa 2 compare
- 146 Seychelles 2 compare
- 146 Sri Lanka 2 compare
- 146 Sudan 2 compare
- 146 Suriname 2 compare
- 146 Switzerland 2 compare
- 146 Tokelau 2 compare
- 146 Tonga 2 compare
- 146 Trinidad and Tobago 2 compare
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
- 146 United Arab Emirates 2 compare
- 146 United Kingdom 2 compare
- 146 Vanuatu 2 compare
- 146 Western Sahara 2 compare
- 146 Zimbabwe 2 compare
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 pre primary education in Brazil?
- Duration of pre primary education in Brazil was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest duration of pre primary education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1970.
- What is the lowest duration of pre primary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for duration of pre primary education?
- Brazil ranks 146th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of pre primary education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Duration of pre primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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