Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 133 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.
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
- 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 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 133 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release