Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Brazil
Brazil: Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male was 104.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 104.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Brazil peaked at 112.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 104.3%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 71st of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 106.6% | — |
| 2013 | 112.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 112.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 110.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 110.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 111.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 110.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 109.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 108.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 105.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 105.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 104.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.4% | 106.6% | 112.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 105.7% | 104.3% | 108.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 68 Cyprus 104.7% compare
- 69 Hong Kong 104.7% compare
- 70 Netherlands 104.4% compare
- 72 South Africa 104.3% compare
- 73 Italy 104.1% compare
- 74 Mauritania 104.0% compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Brazil?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male in Brazil was 104.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 112.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.3% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary, male?
- Brazil ranks 71st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release