Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9365 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.9365 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brazil peaked at 0.9365 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.548 LPIA, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 62nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.548 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.7597 LPIA | +38.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7753 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7913 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.789 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7965 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7871 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8213 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8238 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8295 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8341 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.88 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8858 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8854 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9365 LPIA | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.548 LPIA | 0.548 LPIA | 0.548 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7824 LPIA | 0.7597 LPIA | 0.7965 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8434 LPIA | 0.7871 LPIA | 0.8858 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9365 LPIA | 0.9365 LPIA | 0.9365 LPIA | 1 |
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Brazil?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brazil was 0.9365 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9365 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.548 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Brazil ranks 62nd out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release