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 0.1169 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1169 WPIA
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
21st
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.1404 WPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.0591 WPIA
in 2006
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
In 2023, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil stood at 0.1169 WPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Brazil peaked at 0.1404 WPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0591 WPIA, in 2006.
Brazil ranks 21st of 22 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 0.0888 WPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.0748 WPIA | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0727 WPIA | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0677 WPIA | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0697 WPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0591 WPIA | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0779 WPIA | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0815 WPIA | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0888 WPIA | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1203 WPIA | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1286 WPIA | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1354 WPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1263 WPIA | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1404 WPIA | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0884 WPIA | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0958 WPIA | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0863 WPIA | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0841 WPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1331 WPIA | +58.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1213 WPIA | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1191 WPIA | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1169 WPIA | -1.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1169 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3268 WPIA, 36% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1169 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294 WPIA, 40% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0757 WPIA | 0.0591 WPIA | 0.0888 WPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1117 WPIA | 0.0841 WPIA | 0.1404 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1226 WPIA | 0.1169 WPIA | 0.1331 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 0.1169 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 0.1404 WPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0591 WPIA in 2006.
- How does Brazil rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 21st 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 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release