School age population, primary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: School age population, primary education, female was 7.06 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.06 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Brazil peaked at 7.55 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.06 million, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 11th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.31 million | 7.12 million | 7.55 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.13 million | 7.06 million | 7.18 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 8 Ethiopia 9.45 million compare
- 9 Egypt 7.73 million compare
- 10 Bangladesh 7.58 million compare
- 12 Philippines 6.78 million compare
- 13 Mexico 6.33 million compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 6.27 million compare
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, female in Brazil?
- School age population, primary education, female in Brazil was 7.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 million in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release