School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 11.63 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 11.63 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 13.84 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.63 million, in 2024.
That places Brazil 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.84 million | — |
| 2013 | 13.46 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.89 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 12.53 million | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 12.37 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.14 million | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.01 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.91 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.76 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11.73 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 11.63 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.83 million | 12.01 million | 13.84 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.76 million | 11.63 million | 11.91 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Indonesia 14.54 million compare
- 6 United States 12.76 million compare
- 7 Ethiopia 12.01 million compare
- 9 Bangladesh 9.63 million compare
- 10 Philippines 9.43 million compare
- 11 Russia 9.20 million compare
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil was 11.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 13.84 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.63 million in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release