Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Brazil

Brazil: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.0%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
20th
of 122 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 1999
Years of data
24
1998–2022

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Brazil, 1998–2022

00.250.50.7511.21998201020221998: 0.579 %1999: 0.423 %2000: 0.531 %2001: 0.549 %2002: 0.556 %2004: 0.457 %2005: 0.497 %2006: 0.638 %2007: 0.674 %2008: 0.732 %2009: 0.739 %2010: 0.844 %2011: 1 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 1.1 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 1.2 %2017: 1.2 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1.1 %2020: 1 %2021: 0.999 %2022: 1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Brazil peaked at 1.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.

Brazil ranks 20th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Brazil, 1998 to 2022.
Year % Change
1998 0.6%
1999 0.4% -27.0%
2000 0.5% +25.6%
2001 0.5% +3.4%
2002 0.6% +1.3%
2004 0.5% -17.7%
2005 0.5% +8.6%
2006 0.6% +28.3%
2007 0.7% +5.7%
2008 0.7% +8.7%
2009 0.7% +0.9%
2010 0.8% +14.1%
2011 1.0% +19.3%
2012 1.1% +6.1%
2013 1.1% +3.5%
2014 1.1% +1.0%
2015 1.1% +3.0%
2016 1.2% +2.6%
2017 1.2% +1.1%
2018 1.1% -4.8%
2019 1.1% -5.1%
2020 1.0% -6.6%
2021 1.0% -0.5%
2022 1.0% +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 9
2010s 1.1% 0.8% 1.2% 10
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 17 Italy 1.1% compare
  2. 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.1% compare
  3. 19 France 1.1% compare
  4. 21 India 1.0% compare
  5. 22 Portugal 1.0% compare
  6. 23 Cyprus 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Brazil?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Brazil was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
How does Brazil rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Brazil ranks 20th out of 122 countries with data for 2022.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
122 places, 1,708 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release