School enrollment, primary, male in Brazil
Brazil: School enrollment, primary, male was 104.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Brazil is 104.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Brazil peaked at 112.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 104.3%, in 2024.
That places Brazil 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 106.6% | — |
| 2013 | 112.0% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 112.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 110.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 110.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 111.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 110.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 109.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 108.3% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 105.3% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 105.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 104.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 110.4% | 106.6% | 112.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 105.7% | 104.3% | 108.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 63 Cyprus 104.7% compare
- 64 Hong Kong, China 104.7% compare
- 65 Netherlands 104.4% compare
- 67 South Africa 104.3% compare
- 68 Italy 104.1% compare
- 69 Mauritania 104.0% 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 enrollment, primary, male in Brazil?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Brazil was 104.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 112.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.3% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Brazil ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.