Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 1.46 million number in 2011. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brazil, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brazil is 1.46 million number, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brazil peaked at 1.72 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.46 million number, in 2011.
That places Brazil 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.49 million number | — |
| 2001 | 1.69 million number | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 1.66 million number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.72 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.67 million number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.59 million number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 1.53 million number | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million number | -4.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.46 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 25.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.46 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 63.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.49 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.49 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.72 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million number | 1.46 million number | 1.46 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Indonesia 2.35 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 1.98 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 1.48 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.43 million number compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.36 million number compare
- 11 Egypt 1.20 million number 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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brazil?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Brazil was 1.46 million number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 million number in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2011.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.