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 0.9968 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9968 GPIA
Change on year
up 99.4%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
1.2 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4444 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.9968 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 99.4% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil peaked at 1.2 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4444 GPIA, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7429 GPIA | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9687 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8333 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7931 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9286 GPIA | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8889 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7778 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8947 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7895 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.75 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7778 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8462 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.75 GPIA | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4444 GPIA | -40.7% |
| 2022 | 0.75 GPIA | +68.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5 GPIA | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9968 GPIA | +99.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.9968 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7606 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.9968 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7326 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8742 GPIA | 0.7429 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9277 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6882 GPIA | 0.4444 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 5 |
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 0.9968 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.2 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4444 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release