Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brazil
Brazil: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 82.4% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brazil peaked at 82.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2013.
That places Brazil 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.0% | — |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +5.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 82.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 82.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.9% | 70.0% | 79.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 75.7% | 82.4% | 4 |
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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brazil?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Brazil was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.