School age population, upper secondary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 4.43 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Brazil is 4.43 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Brazil peaked at 5.27 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.43 million, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 9th 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, upper secondary education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5.27 million | — |
| 2013 | 5.24 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.02 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.08 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.96 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4.73 million | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.63 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.61 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.43 million | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.49 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4.43 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.00 million | 4.63 million | 5.27 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.49 million | 4.43 million | 4.61 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 6 United States of America 6.62 million compare
- 7 Bangladesh 6.50 million compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.94 million compare
- 10 Mexico 3.35 million compare
- 11 Egypt 3.28 million compare
- 12 Ethiopia 2.91 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, upper secondary education, female in Brazil?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Brazil was 4.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.27 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 million in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release