Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 60.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil is 60.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 71.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 74th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.2% | — |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +861.7% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +82.2% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 49.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 60.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 39.0% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 53.2% | 66.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 60.7% | 71.5% | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil was 60.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 74th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release