School age population, early … age male educational development in Brazil
Brazil: School age population, early … age male educational development was 5.11 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in Brazil stood at 5.11 million. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Brazil peaked at 5.89 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.11 million, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 4th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early … age male educational development in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.87 million | — |
| 2013 | 5.76 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.89 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.84 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.74 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.74 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.63 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.44 million | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.11 million | -6.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 5.11 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,843, 36.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 5.11 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 106,435, 48.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.83 million | 5.74 million | 5.89 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.48 million | 5.11 million | 5.74 million | 4 |
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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Brazil?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Brazil was 5.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.89 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.11 million in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release