School enrolment in Brazil
Brazil: School enrolment was 82.41 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.41
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
56th
of 178 countries
All-time high
82.41
in 2024
All-time low
70.03
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2024
School enrolment in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 82.41 for school enrolment 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, school enrolment in Brazil peaked at 82.41 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.03, 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.
School enrolment in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.03 | — |
| 2014 | 73.07 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 73.3 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.06 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 78.32 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.99 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.8 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 80.08 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 75.66 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 78.02 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 82.41 | +5.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 82.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.31, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 82.41 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 | 75.94 | 70.03 | 79.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.04 | 75.66 | 82.41 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 enrolment in Brazil?
- School enrolment in Brazil was 82.41 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 82.41 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.03 in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for school enrolment?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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