Girls and boys who are out of school in Brazil
Brazil: Girls and boys who are out of school was 128,826 girls in 2024. ▼ Falling
Girls and boys who are out of school in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 128,826 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, girls and boys who are out of school in Brazil peaked at 446,833 girls in 2012 and was at its lowest, 128,826 girls, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 40th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Brazil, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 446,833 girls | — |
| 2013 | 341,876 girls | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 347,021 girls | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 339,537 girls | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 301,112 girls | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 250,009 girls | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 293,072 girls | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 260,916 girls | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 343,949 girls | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 365,703 girls | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 207,728 girls | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 128,826 girls | -38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 322,547 girls | 250,009 girls | 446,833 girls | 8 |
| 2020s | 261,552 girls | 128,826 girls | 365,703 girls | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is girls and boys who are out of school in Brazil?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Brazil was 128,826 girls in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 446,833 girls in 2012.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,826 girls in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.