Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 65.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil is 65.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 65.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 52nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +166.2% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 33.5% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 38.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 50.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | +10.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 65.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 65.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.7%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both 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 | +166.2% | 10.8% | 28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 28.8% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 40.2% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 57.3% | 65.6% | 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 65.6% 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 65.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 52nd out of 108 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 40.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release