Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.3% | — |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +842.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2% | +72.3% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 68.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | -14.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 57.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 57.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 84% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +842.8% | 2.3% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | +72.3% | 21.6% | 37.2% |
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
- 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 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