Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary female was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil stood at 80.1%.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 86.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1976.
Brazil ranks 97th of 136 countries on this measure, 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 female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.3% | — |
| 1976 | 13.2% | -54.9% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | +306.8% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 67.5% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 68.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 76.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 86.3% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | -6.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 80.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.9%, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 80.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.9%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +306.8% | 15.9% | 64.8% |
| 1976 | -54.9% | 29.3% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 13.2% | 29.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 15.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 64.8% | 70.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 66.9% | 74.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 76.0% | 84.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 80.1% | 86.6% | 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 80.1% 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 86.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1976.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 97th out of 136 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 3.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release