Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 96th of 135 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.
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
- 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 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 96th out of 135 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release