Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 57.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil is 57.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 68.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 79th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 37.2% | 48.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 50.3% | 63.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 57.1% | 68.3% | 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 57.1% 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 68.3% 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 79th out of 101 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 6.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release