Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.5% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Brazil, 1995–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil is 0.5%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1995.
That places Brazil 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +53.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +17.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
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 government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil?
- Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil was 0.5% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
- How does Brazil rank for government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 169 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. 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 Government expenditure on pre-primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release