School age population, secondary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: School age population, secondary education, female was 10.15 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Brazil is 10.15 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Brazil peaked at 12.12 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.15 million, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 8th of 220 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, secondary education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.12 million | — |
| 2013 | 11.80 million | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.55 million | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.39 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.23 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.00 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.70 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.48 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.18 million | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.15 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.15 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.28 million | 10.48 million | 12.12 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.22 million | 10.15 million | 10.38 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 5 Indonesia 13.95 million compare
- 6 United States of America 12.82 million compare
- 7 Bangladesh 11.10 million compare
- 9 Ethiopia 8.82 million compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.72 million compare
- 11 Philippines 6.91 million compare
More education data for Brazil
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Brazil?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Brazil was 10.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.12 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.15 million in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release