School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1.40 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Brazil is 1.40 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Brazil peaked at 1.53 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 10th of 222 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, last grade of primary education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.48 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.47 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.44 million | 1.53 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million | 1.40 million | 1.49 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 7 Bangladesh 1.51 million compare
- 8 Ethiopia 1.50 million compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.46 million compare
- 11 Egypt 1.30 million compare
- 12 Philippines 1.15 million compare
- 13 Mexico 1.08 million compare
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, last grade of primary education, female in Brazil?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Brazil was 1.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 10th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release