School enrollment, preprimary in Brazil
Brazil: School enrollment, preprimary was 85.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Brazil, 2007–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Brazil is 85.9%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Brazil peaked at 96.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2007.
Brazil ranks 69th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 53.7% | — |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +45.1% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | -10.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 85.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.8%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 85.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.1%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +45.1% | 56.3% | 81.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.8% | 53.7% | 57.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 81.7% | 96.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 85.9% | 85.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Brazil?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Brazil was 85.9% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2007.
- How does Brazil rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Brazil ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.