Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 132 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.8027 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil stood at 1.04 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8027 GPIA, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 15th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8027 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8496 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9152 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9818 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8261 GPIA | 0.8027 GPIA | 0.8496 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9152 GPIA | 0.9152 GPIA | 0.9152 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 12 Samoa 1.06 GPIA compare
- 13 Philippines 1.06 GPIA compare
- 14 Costa Rica 1.04 GPIA compare
- 16 Palestine 1.03 GPIA compare
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 1.03 GPIA compare
- 18 Panama 1.03 GPIA compare
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 1.04 GPIA 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 1.06 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8027 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 15th out of 132 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 down 1.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release