Enrolment in primary education, female in Brazil

Brazil: Enrolment in primary education, female was 7.67 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
7.67 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
9th
of 203 countries
All-time high
9.99 million number
in 1999
All-time low
6.37 million number
in 1970
Years of data
26
1970–2018

Enrolment in primary education, female in Brazil, 1970–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1970199420181970: 6.4M number1971: 6.7M number1972: 6.7M number1973: 6.9M number1974: 6.9M number1979: 7.7M number1989: 9.1M number1999: 10.0M number2000: 9.6M number2001: 9.4M number2002: 9.3M number2003: 9.0M number2004: 9.1M number2005: 8.9M number2007: 8.5M number2008: 8.4M number2009: 8.2M number2010: 8.0M number2011: 7.8M number2012: 7.7M number2013: 8.0M number2014: 8.0M number2015: 7.8M number2016: 7.7M number2017: 7.7M number2018: 7.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, female in Brazil is 7.67 million number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Brazil peaked at 9.99 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 6.37 million number, in 1970.

That places Brazil 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, female (number) in Brazil, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 6.37 million number
1971 6.73 million number +5.6%
1972 6.74 million number +0.2%
1973 6.92 million number +2.7%
1974 6.93 million number +0.1%
1979 7.67 million number +10.7%
1989 9.06 million number +18.1%
1999 9.99 million number +10.3%
2000 9.64 million number -3.5%
2001 9.42 million number -2.3%
2002 9.25 million number -1.8%
2003 9.03 million number -2.4%
2004 9.05 million number +0.3%
2005 8.88 million number -1.9%
2007 8.50 million number -4.3%
2008 8.40 million number -1.1%
2009 8.24 million number -2.0%
2010 7.98 million number -3.1%
2011 7.80 million number -2.2%
2012 7.65 million number -1.9%
2013 8.01 million number +4.6%
2014 7.96 million number -0.5%
2015 7.81 million number -1.9%
2016 7.73 million number -1.1%
2017 7.72 million number -0.1%
2018 7.67 million number -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.89 million number 6.37 million number 7.67 million number 6
1980s 9.06 million number 9.06 million number 9.06 million number 1
1990s 9.99 million number 9.99 million number 9.99 million number 1
2000s 8.93 million number 8.24 million number 9.64 million number 9
2010s 7.81 million number 7.65 million number 8.01 million number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Pakistan 10.46 million number compare
  2. 7 Bangladesh 8.80 million number compare
  3. 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.07 million number compare
  4. 10 Ethiopia 7.63 million number compare
  5. 11 Mexico 6.90 million number compare
  6. 12 Egypt 6.46 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, female in Brazil?
Enrolment in primary education, female in Brazil was 7.67 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 9.99 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 6.37 million number in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.