Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9469 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 0.9469 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brazil peaked at 0.9469 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5331 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 57th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.5331 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.7837 LPIA | +47.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8035 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8133 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8144 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8199 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8143 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8475 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8477 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8497 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.862 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8913 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8989 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8977 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9469 LPIA | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5331 LPIA | 0.5331 LPIA | 0.5331 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8069 LPIA | 0.7837 LPIA | 0.8199 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8636 LPIA | 0.8143 LPIA | 0.8989 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9469 LPIA | 0.9469 LPIA | 0.9469 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % 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 0.9469 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 0.9469 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5331 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Brazil ranks 57th 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 11.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release