Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 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.
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 (China) 64.8% compare
- 62 Timor-Leste 63.1% compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62.8% compare
- 65 North Macedonia 62.3% compare
- 66 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 61.3% 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 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