Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 67.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brazil, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brazil is 67.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brazil peaked at 67.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1976.
That places Brazil 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.5% | — |
| 1976 | 10.0% | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 11.8% | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +219.6% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 42.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.5% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.6% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 37.8% | 50.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 50.6% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 65.2% | 67.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brazil?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Brazil was 67.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1976.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Brazil ranks 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.