Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 1.24 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil is 1.24 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 1.35 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 1990.
That places Brazil 4th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.35 GPIA | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 1.3 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.28 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.33 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.29 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.3 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.26 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9941 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.24 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.09 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +32.8% | 1.02 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.3 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil was 1.24 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 1.35 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 4th 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 5.5%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release