Over-age students, primary, male in Brazil
Brazil: Over-age students, primary, male was 16.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Brazil, 2004–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Brazil stood at 16.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Brazil peaked at 26.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2016.
Brazil ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24.7% | — |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 22.1% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.1% | 26.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.6% | 23.3% | 8 |
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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 over-age students, primary, male in Brazil?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Brazil was 16.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.