Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Brazil
Brazil: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 128,826 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 128,826 for out-of-school children of primary school age, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 38.0% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Brazil peaked at 446,833 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 128,826, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 40th of 180 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 children of primary school age, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 446,833 | — |
| 2013 | 341,876 | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 347,021 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 339,537 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 301,112 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 250,009 | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 293,072 | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 260,916 | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 343,949 | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 365,703 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 207,728 | -43.2% |
| 2024 | 128,826 | -38.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 128,826 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,485, 9.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 128,826 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,421, 12.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 322,547 | 250,009 | 446,833 | 8 |
| 2020s | 261,552 | 128,826 | 365,703 | 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 children of primary school age, female in Brazil?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in Brazil was 128,826 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 446,833 in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,826 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- Brazil ranks 40th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. 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 children of primary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release