Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil
Brazil: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.1144 WPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1144 WPIA
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
22nd
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.1603 WPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.0558 WPIA
in 2018
Years of data
22
2001–2023
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.1144 WPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil peaked at 0.1603 WPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0558 WPIA, in 2018.
Brazil ranks 22nd of 22 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1553 WPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.1603 WPIA | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0898 WPIA | -44.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1235 WPIA | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1094 WPIA | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0966 WPIA | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.141 WPIA | +46.0% |
| 2008 | 0.095 WPIA | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0956 WPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.107 WPIA | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.154 WPIA | +43.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1494 WPIA | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1553 WPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1467 WPIA | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0832 WPIA | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0762 WPIA | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0558 WPIA | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0773 WPIA | +38.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1564 WPIA | +102.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1406 WPIA | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0841 WPIA | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1144 WPIA | +36.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1144 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2625 WPIA, 44% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1144 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2775 WPIA, 41% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1185 WPIA | 0.0898 WPIA | 0.1603 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1117 WPIA | 0.0558 WPIA | 0.1553 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1239 WPIA | 0.0841 WPIA | 0.1564 WPIA | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil was 0.1144 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1603 WPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0558 WPIA in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 22nd out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release