% of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Brazil
Brazil: % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage was 3.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
% of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Brazil, 2010–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Brazil is 3.3, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Brazil peaked at 7.3 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
% of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.1 | — |
| 2011 | 7.3 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 7 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.7 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 6.4 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 6 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.8 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.9 | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 6.1 | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 5.5 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 5 | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 4.1 | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 3.3 | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.57 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.75 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 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 % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Brazil?
- % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage in Brazil was 3.3 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 in 2011.
- What is the lowest % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 17 countries with data for 2025.
- Is % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of public schools of basic education that have no access to sewage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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