Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 82.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 82.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 88.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 79th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.6% | — |
| 1990 | 50.5% | +123.6% |
| 2001 | 71.9% | +42.4% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 87.2% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 71.9% | 78.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 79.5% | 87.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 82.6% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 76 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.0% compare
- 77 Nigeria 83.1% compare
- 78 Tanzania, United Republic of 82.7% compare
- 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.8% compare
- 81 India 81.7% compare
- 82 Thailand 81.3% compare
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 82.6% 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 88.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 79th out of 106 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 2.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release