Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA 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 … male lower location LPIA 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% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.402 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7141 LPIA, 56% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.402 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5367 LPIA, 75% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA 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 | +218.9% | 0.0773 LPIA | 0.2466 LPIA |
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
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release