Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Brazil
Brazil: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 3.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 3.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Brazil peaked at 15.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2025.
Brazil ranks 171st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -18.6% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -25.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 24% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 3.6% | 8.3% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Brazil?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Brazil was 3.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Brazil ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release