Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Brazil
Brazil: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 237,228 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 237,228 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 73.2% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Brazil peaked at 388,934 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 132,246, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 23rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 388,934 | — |
| 2013 | 143,686 | -63.1% |
| 2014 | 291,169 | +102.6% |
| 2015 | 304,142 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 228,761 | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 232,696 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 197,900 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 162,411 | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 132,246 | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 210,791 | +59.4% |
| 2022 | 136,952 | -35.0% |
| 2024 | 237,228 | +73.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 243,712 | 143,686 | 388,934 | 8 |
| 2020s | 179,304 | 132,246 | 237,228 | 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Brazil?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Brazil was 237,228 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 388,934 in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,246 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Brazil ranks 23rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release