School enrollment, primary, private in Brazil
Brazil: School enrollment, primary, private was 19.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Brazil stood at 19.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Brazil peaked at 19.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 71st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.0% | — |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.1% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 13.8% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.5% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Brazil?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Brazil was 19.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Brazil ranks 71st out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.