Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9267 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
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brazil stood at 0.9267 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brazil peaked at 0.9267 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5566 LPIA, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 62nd of 83 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 | 0.5566 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.7368 LPIA | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7486 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7702 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.765 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7742 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7614 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7968 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8015 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8106 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8079 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.869 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8731 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8734 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9267 LPIA | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5566 LPIA | 0.5566 LPIA | 0.5566 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.759 LPIA | 0.7368 LPIA | 0.7742 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8242 LPIA | 0.7614 LPIA | 0.8734 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9267 LPIA | 0.9267 LPIA | 0.9267 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % 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 0.9267 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 0.9267 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5566 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Brazil ranks 62nd out of 83 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 14.3%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release