Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female was 71.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil, 1980–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil stood at 71.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 71.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 58th out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +183.9% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 45.8% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 51.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 71.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 73.4%, 97% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 71.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.8%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female 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 | +183.9% | 15.0% | 42.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 42.6% | 55.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 56.4% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.2% | 71.5% | 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 71.5% 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 71.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 58th out of 97 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 16.1%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release