Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.402 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil, 1980–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil is 0.402 LPIA, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 0.4053 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0773 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 81st out of 95 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0773 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.2466 LPIA | +218.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2794 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3031 LPIA | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3187 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3424 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3324 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.343 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3562 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3653 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4053 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4008 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3902 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4045 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.402 LPIA | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0773 LPIA | 0.0773 LPIA | 0.0773 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.298 LPIA | 0.2466 LPIA | 0.3424 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3777 LPIA | 0.3324 LPIA | 0.4053 LPIA | 9 |
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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil was 0.402 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4053 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0773 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 81st out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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