Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 79.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 79.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 86.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1976.
That places Brazil 99th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.9% | — |
| 1976 | 14.3% | -53.7% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | +292.0% |
| 1996 | 66.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 68.2% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 69.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 69.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -6.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 79.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 88% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 79.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +292.0% | 16.7% | 65.5% |
| 1976 | -53.7% | 30.9% | 14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.6% | 14.3% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 65.5% | 70.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 66.8% | 74.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 75.4% | 84.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 79.6% | 86.0% | 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 79.6% 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 86.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1976.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 99th out of 137 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 3.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release