Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 65.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 65.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 65.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1976.
That places Brazil 82nd out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.8% | — |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 12.4% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +201.0% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 65.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 93% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 65.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +201.0% | 12.4% | 37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 37.2% | 49.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 49.1% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.6% | 65.9% | 4 |
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 65.9% in 2023, 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 65.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1976.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 82nd out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release