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 8.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.5%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
13th
of 22 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2001
All-time low
8.2%
in 2020
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 8.5%.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Brazil peaked at 25.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 13th of 22 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 | 25.7% | — |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -15.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 8.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 8.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 97% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 17.7% | 25.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 9.3% | 20.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 10.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 10 Dominican Republic 11.1% compare
- 11 El Salvador 9.2% compare
- 12 Paraguay 9.0% compare
- 14 Costa Rica 7.2% compare
- 15 Uruguay 6.3% compare
- 16 Argentina 5.1% 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 8.5% 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 25.7% 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 8.2% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 22 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 52.2%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release