School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Brazil
Brazil: School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years was 0.3133 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Brazil, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.3133 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 0.3378 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2337 years, in 2013.
That places Brazil 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy … post-secondary both sexes years in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2337 years | — |
| 2014 | 0.3082 years | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3023 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2616 years | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2597 years | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2676 years | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2902 years | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2856 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2566 years | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2941 years | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3378 years | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3133 years | -7.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3133 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1721 years, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3133 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5031 years, 62% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2748 years | 0.2337 years | 0.3082 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2975 years | 0.2566 years | 0.3378 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 41 United Arab Emirates 0.3191 years compare
- 42 Liechtenstein 0.3171 years
- 43 Morocco 0.3163 years compare
- 45 Saudi Arabia 0.3101 years compare
- 46 Tanzania 0.3055 years compare
- 47 South Africa 0.3029 years compare
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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Brazil?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Brazil was 0.3133 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3378 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2337 years in 2013.
- How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release