Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9962 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.9962 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Brazil peaked at 0.9976 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9192 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 48th out of 98 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9192 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.985 GPIA | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9842 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9881 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9886 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9945 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9976 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9939 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9937 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9962 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9192 GPIA | 0.9192 GPIA | 0.9192 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9874 GPIA | 0.9842 GPIA | 0.9912 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9951 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 0.9976 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9962 GPIA | 0.9962 GPIA | 0.9962 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 0.9962 GPIA 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 0.9976 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9192 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Brazil ranks 48th out of 98 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 down 0.1%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release