Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Brazil
Brazil: Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Brazil is 70.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 217.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Brazil peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2012.
That places Brazil 31st out of 54 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.9% | — |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +87.8% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 63.1% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.1% | 18.9% | 55.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 59.3% | 70.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 28 India 84.2% compare
- 29 Macau, China 79.0% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 71.7% compare
- 32 Rwanda 67.2% compare
- 33 Ukraine 66.8% compare
- 34 Cook Islands 66.7% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Brazil?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure in Brazil was 70.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure?
- Brazil ranks 31st out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release