Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.736 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
Brazil recorded 0.736 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 0.7589 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1059 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 75th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1059 LPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.4365 LPIA | +312.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5832 LPIA | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6295 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6341 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6639 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6548 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.671 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7024 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6759 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7035 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.706 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7082 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7241 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7283 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7375 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7574 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7578 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7547 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7589 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.736 LPIA | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1059 LPIA | 0.1059 LPIA | 0.1059 LPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4365 LPIA | 0.4365 LPIA | 0.4365 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6331 LPIA | 0.5832 LPIA | 0.6639 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7063 LPIA | 0.671 LPIA | 0.7375 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.753 LPIA | 0.736 LPIA | 0.7589 LPIA | 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 0.736 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 0.7589 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1059 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 75th 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 4.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release