Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 53.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil stood at 53.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 65.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 82nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 2.3% | — |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +826.3% |
| 2001 | 35.6% | +63.7% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.9% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.5% | 35.6% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 47.6% | 60.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 53.9% | 65.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 79 Dominican Republic 60.6% compare
- 80 Colombia 59.4% compare
- 81 Pakistan 54.3% compare
- 83 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 53.8% compare
- 84 Uganda 53.6% compare
- 85 Bangladesh 52.8% 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 53.9% 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 65.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 82nd out of 100 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 5.1%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release