Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Brazil
Brazil: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04
World rank
20th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2014
All-time low
0.8316
in 1970
Years of data
18
1970–2024
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.04 for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Brazil peaked at 1.06 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8316, in 1970.
That places Brazil 20th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8316 | — |
| 1976 | 0.8504 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8999 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.04 | -1.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.841 | 0.8316 | 0.8504 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.8999 | 0.8999 | 0.8999 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Brazil?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Brazil was 1.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8316 in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Brazil ranks 20th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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