Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Brazil
Brazil: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 100.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Brazil, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 100.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Brazil peaked at 126.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 100.3%, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 80th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 120.5% | — |
| 2001 | 125.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 126.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 119.3% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 114.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 112.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 102.1% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 104.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 104.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 100.3% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.5% | 120.5% | 120.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 113.6% | 102.1% | 126.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 100.3% | 100.3% | 1 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Brazil?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Brazil was 100.3% in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 126.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.3% in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Brazil ranks 80th out of 188 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.