Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 61.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 61.7% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Brazil peaked at 61.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 65th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +270.9% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 19.9% | 22.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 25.3% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 35.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.9% | 61.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Brazil?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Brazil was 61.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Brazil ranks 65th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.