Primary education, pupils, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0713 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, pupils, per capita in Brazil stood at 0.0713 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.1394 units per person in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0713 units per person, in 2024.
That places Brazil 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1343 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1394 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1366 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1364 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1333 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1294 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1227 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1255 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1281 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1328 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1327 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1288 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1315 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1262 units per person | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1318 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1279 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1245 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1309 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1257 units per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1362 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1252 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1247 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1238 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1251 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1234 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.122 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1161 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1119 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1086 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1047 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1039 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.101 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0954 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0936 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0909 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0872 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0844 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.082 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0844 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0831 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0808 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0793 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0774 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0756 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0736 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0725 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0727 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0717 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0713 units per person | -0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.0713 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0945 units per person, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.0713 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0949 units per person, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1319 units per person | 0.1227 units per person | 0.1394 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1289 units per person | 0.1245 units per person | 0.1327 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1258 units per person | 0.122 units per person | 0.1362 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.1029 units per person | 0.0909 units per person | 0.1161 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0813 units per person | 0.0756 units per person | 0.0872 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0724 units per person | 0.0713 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Brazil?
- Primary education, pupils, per capita in Brazil was 0.0713 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1394 units per person in 1971.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0713 units per person in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.