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 9.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 26 countries
All-time high
43.4%
in 2001
All-time low
9.7%
in 2022
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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil is 9.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil peaked at 43.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2022.
That places Brazil 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 43.4% | — |
| 2002 | 39.8% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 9.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.2%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 9.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 28.9% | 43.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 11.5% | 29.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 14 Honduras 15.5% compare
- 15 Panama 14.8% compare
- 16 El Salvador 13.2% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 9.4% compare
- 19 Paraguay 9.2% compare
- 20 Costa Rica 6.1% 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 9.8% 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 43.4% 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 9.7% in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Brazil ranks 17th out of 26 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 60.0%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release