Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.5055 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
In 2018, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil stood at 0.5055 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 0.5079 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0901 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 70th out of 95 countries with data for 2018, 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0901 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.3067 LPIA | +240.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3436 LPIA | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3674 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4001 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4119 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4009 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4323 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4461 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4629 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4994 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5017 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4885 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5079 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5055 LPIA | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0901 LPIA | 0.0901 LPIA | 0.0901 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3659 LPIA | 0.3067 LPIA | 0.4119 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4717 LPIA | 0.4009 LPIA | 0.5079 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 0.5055 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 0.5079 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0901 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 70th 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 26.3%. 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 rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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