Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil stood at 1.02 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8981 GPIA, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 16th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8981 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.8981 GPIA | 0.8981 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 13 Belize 1.02 GPIA compare
- 14 South Africa 1.02 GPIA compare
- 15 Costa Rica 1.02 GPIA compare
- 17 Philippines 1.02 GPIA compare
- 18 Latvia 1.02 GPIA compare
- 19 Ireland 1.01 GPIA 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 upper secondary education or in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8981 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 16th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release