Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil stood at 79.0%.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Brazil peaked at 85.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1976.
That places Brazil 104th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32.5% | — |
| 1976 | 15.4% | -52.5% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 66.3% | +278.5% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 68.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 70.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 74.8% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -6.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 79.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 79.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 90% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +278.5% | 17.5% | 66.3% |
| 1976 | -52.5% | 32.5% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.0% | 15.4% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 66.3% | 70.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 66.6% | 73.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 74.8% | 83.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 79.0% | 85.5% | 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 79.0% 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 85.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1976.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Brazil ranks 104th out of 135 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 3.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release