Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 33.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 33.1% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Brazil peaked at 36.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 37th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 36.7% | — |
| 2014 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.6% | 34.4% | 36.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 29.8% | 33.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Brazil?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Brazil was 33.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release