Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Brazil
Brazil: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) was 1.44 million number in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
1.44 million number
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.06 million number
in 2000
All-time low
1.44 million number
in 2011
Years of data
30
1970–2011
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Brazil, 1970–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.44 million number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 5.06 million number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million number, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.47 million number | — |
| 1971 | 2.20 million number | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 2.47 million number | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 2.53 million number | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.46 million number | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.39 million number | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.60 million number | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 3.02 million number | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 3.20 million number | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 2.77 million number | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 3.49 million number | +26.1% |
| 1981 | 3.47 million number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.63 million number | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 3.66 million number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.39 million number | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 3.48 million number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.49 million number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.57 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.81 million number | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 5.03 million number | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 5.06 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.24 million number | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 3.99 million number | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.78 million number | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 3.82 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 3.48 million number | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 2.11 million number | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million number | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.60 million number | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million number | -9.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.44 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,909 number, 293.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.44 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,905 number, 145.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.61 million number | 2.20 million number | 3.20 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.52 million number | 3.39 million number | 3.66 million number | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.98 million number | 3.49 million number | 5.03 million number | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.55 million number | 1.89 million number | 5.06 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.52 million number | 1.44 million number | 1.60 million number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.36 million number compare
- 3 Ethiopia 1.11 million number compare
- 4 Madagascar 1.09 million number compare
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Brazil?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes in Brazil was 1.44 million number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 million number in 2000.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million number in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2011.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.