Net attendance rate of primary school in Brazil
Brazil: Net attendance rate of primary school was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net attendance rate of primary school in Brazil stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Brazil peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.0% | — |
| 2002 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 95.0% | 97.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 99.6% | 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net attendance rate of primary school in Brazil?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Brazil was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Brazil ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.