Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 0.6919 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil is 0.6919 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 0.77 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1014 LPIA, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 81st of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1014 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.4276 LPIA | +321.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5174 LPIA | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5397 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5562 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.55 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.576 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5931 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6031 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6195 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6173 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6327 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6559 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.639 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6682 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.665 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6701 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6848 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6919 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7248 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7616 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.77 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7542 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7608 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6919 LPIA | -9.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.6919 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9106 LPIA, 76% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.6919 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7805 LPIA, 89% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +321.7% | 0.1014 LPIA | 0.4276 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1014 LPIA | 0.1014 LPIA | 0.1014 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4276 LPIA | 0.4276 LPIA | 0.4276 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5747 LPIA | 0.5174 LPIA | 0.6195 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6703 LPIA | 0.6327 LPIA | 0.7248 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7477 LPIA | 0.6919 LPIA | 0.77 LPIA | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil was 0.6919 LPIA 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 0.77 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1014 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 81st out of 100 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 3.6%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release