Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil stood at 63.1%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1970.
That places Brazil 63rd out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.0% | — |
| 1992 | 20.9% | +315.5% |
| 1995 | 20.4% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 36.7% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 40.9% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +11.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 63.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.0%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 63.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.2%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +315.5% | 5.0% | 20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 20.4% | 23.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 26.1% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 37.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 54.9% | 63.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 65.2% compare
- 61 Hong Kong 64.8% compare
- 62 East Timor 63.1% compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
- 65 North Macedonia 62.3% compare
- 66 Venezuela 61.3% compare
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 63.1% 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 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 63rd out of 141 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 up 41.6%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release