School completion in Brazil
Brazil: School completion was 92.96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
92.96
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
103rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
92.96
in 2025
All-time low
62.68
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Brazil, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 92.96 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Brazil peaked at 92.96 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.68, in 1981.
Brazil ranks 103rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 62.68 | — |
| 1982 | 63.68 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 64.51 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 65.42 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 66.15 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 66.81 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 67.26 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 67.85 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 68.38 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 68.86 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 69.53 | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 70.5 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 71.62 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 72.58 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 73.4 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 74.32 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 75.37 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 76.45 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 77.43 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 78.18 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 78.95 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 79.67 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 80.41 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.02 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 81.51 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 81.93 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.37 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.96 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.74 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 84.57 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.35 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 86 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.53 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 87.05 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.66 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.34 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.08 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.84 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.5 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.02 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 91.46 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.85 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 92.21 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 92.61 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 92.96 | +0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 92.96 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 92.96 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.86 | 62.68 | 68.38 | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.01 | 68.86 | 77.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.07 | 78.18 | 83.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.49 | 84.57 | 90.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.02 | 91.02 | 92.96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 100 El Salvador 93.71 compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 93.71 compare
- 102 Bhutan 93.56 compare
- 104 Suriname 91.29 compare
- 105 Nepal 90.83 compare
- 106 Bangladesh 90.75 compare
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Brazil?
- School completion in Brazil was 92.96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 92.96 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.68 in 1981.
- How does Brazil rank for school completion?
- Brazil ranks 103rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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