Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Brazil
Brazil: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.61 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.61
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
150th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.12
in 1950
All-time low
1.61
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Brazil, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.61 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Brazil peaked at 6.12 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 150th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.12 | — |
| 1951 | 6.12 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.1 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.09 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.09 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.08 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.08 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.08 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 6.08 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 6.08 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 6.05 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 6.02 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 5.98 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 5.93 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.82 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 5.68 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 5.52 | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 5.34 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 5.17 | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 5.04 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 4.93 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 4.84 | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 4.74 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 4.64 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 4.5 | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4.42 | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 4.34 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.27 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 4.2 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.12 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 4.04 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.94 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.84 | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.72 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.6 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 3.48 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.36 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 3.23 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.11 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.01 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.9 | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 2.81 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 2.71 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.66 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.6 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.57 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.51 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.47 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.42 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.33 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 2.25 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.16 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.08 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.01 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.94 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.85 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.81 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.79 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.78 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.76 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.77 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.78 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.73 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.74 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.71 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.65 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.64 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.63 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.61 | -0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8, 89% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.61 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.09 | 6.08 | 6.12 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.65 | 5.04 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.5 | 4.12 | 4.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 | 3.01 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2.33 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.8 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.65 | 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 fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Brazil?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Brazil was 1.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.12 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Brazil ranks 150th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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