Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Brazil
Brazil: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 98.18 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Brazil, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 98.18 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Brazil peaked at 98.18 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1820.
That places Brazil 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.04 | — |
| 1825 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1830 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1835 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1840 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1845 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 1850 | 0.18 | +28.6% |
| 1855 | 0.23 | +27.8% |
| 1860 | 0.3 | +30.4% |
| 1865 | 0.39 | +30.0% |
| 1870 | 0.51 | +30.8% |
| 1875 | 3 | +488.2% |
| 1880 | 5.49 | +83.0% |
| 1885 | 7.98 | +45.4% |
| 1890 | 10.47 | +31.2% |
| 1895 | 12.96 | +23.8% |
| 1900 | 15.45 | +19.2% |
| 1905 | 17.94 | +16.1% |
| 1910 | 20.43 | +13.9% |
| 1915 | 22.92 | +12.2% |
| 1920 | 25.41 | +10.9% |
| 1925 | 27.9 | +9.8% |
| 1930 | 30.39 | +8.9% |
| 1935 | 32.88 | +8.2% |
| 1940 | 34.32 | +4.4% |
| 1945 | 35.76 | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 37.2 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 43.88 | +18.0% |
| 1960 | 81.81 | +86.4% |
| 1965 | 58.32 | -28.7% |
| 1970 | 67.23 | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 73.95 | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 77.6 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 94.08 | +21.2% |
| 2013 | 95.46 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 95.34 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.85 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.49 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.89 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.33 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.19 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 94.91 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 97.08 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 97.63 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 98.18 | +0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 98.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 98.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.21, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 | +488.2% | 0.51 | 3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1830s | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1840s | 0.125 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 1850s | 0.205 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.345 | 0.3 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 1870s | 1.75 | 0.51 | 3 | 2 |
| 1880s | 6.74 | 5.49 | 7.98 | 2 |
| 1890s | 11.71 | 10.47 | 12.96 | 2 |
| 1900s | 16.7 | 15.45 | 17.94 | 2 |
| 1910s | 21.68 | 20.43 | 22.92 | 2 |
| 1920s | 26.66 | 25.41 | 27.9 | 2 |
| 1930s | 31.64 | 30.39 | 32.88 | 2 |
| 1940s | 35.04 | 34.32 | 35.76 | 2 |
| 1950s | 40.54 | 37.2 | 43.88 | 2 |
| 1960s | 70.06 | 58.32 | 81.81 | 2 |
| 1970s | 70.59 | 67.23 | 73.95 | 2 |
| 1980s | 77.6 | 77.6 | 77.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 95.6 | 94.08 | 96.49 | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.6 | 94.91 | 98.18 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Brazil?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Brazil was 98.18 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 98.18 in 2024.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1820.
- How does Brazil rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Brazil ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.