Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.8549 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
31
1970–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil stood at 1.01 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8549 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Brazil 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.8549 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9092 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9772 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9801 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9794 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.994 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8775 GPIA | 0.8549 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.9092 GPIA | 0.9092 GPIA | 0.9092 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9772 GPIA | 0.9872 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8549 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 134 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 down 0.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release