School age population, primary education, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 12.44 million number in 2011. ▬ Flat
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Brazil, 1999–2011
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 12.44 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 14.20 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.44 million number, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.64 million number | — |
| 2001 | 13.08 million number | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 13.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.46 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.20 million number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 14.00 million number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 14.04 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.49 million number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 13.31 million number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 12.44 million number | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.64 million number | 12.64 million number | 12.64 million number | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.60 million number | 13.08 million number | 14.20 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.44 million number | 12.44 million number | 12.44 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Brazil?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Brazil was 12.44 million number in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 14.20 million number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.44 million number in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.