Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 61.7% 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 61.7%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Brazil peaked at 61.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1970.
That places Brazil 65th out of 142 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 both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.7% | — |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +270.9% |
| 1995 | 19.9% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 61.7% | +11.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 61.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 61.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +270.9% | 5.7% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 19.9% | 22.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 25.3% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 35.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.9% | 61.7% | 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 61.7% 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 61.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Brazil ranks 65th out of 142 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 45.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release