Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 28.1% in 2024. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil, 1990β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil stood at 28.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 107.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 28.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 70th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 3.7% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.2% | 28.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (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 28.1% 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 28.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 70th out of 111 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 107.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release