Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 10.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
10.5%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
18th
of 27 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2001
All-time low
10.5%
in 2023
Years of data
22
2001–2023
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil peaked at 37.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 18th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.7% | — |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 10.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.4%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 10.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 96% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 26.9% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 13.9% | 28.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 15 Dominican Republic 13.8% compare
- 16 El Salvador 11.5% compare
- 17 Paraguay 10.9% compare
- 18 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.5% compare
- 20 Panama 10.3% compare
- 21 Costa Rica 8.3% compare
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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil was 10.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Brazil ranks 18th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release