Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted 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 … location LPIA adjusted 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% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.9365 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9775 LPIA, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.9365 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9238 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +38.6% | 0.548 LPIA | 0.7597 LPIA |
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
- 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 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