School life expectancy, primary, male in Brazil
Brazil: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.21 years in 2024. β¬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in Brazil, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 5.21 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Brazil peaked at 5.55 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.21 years, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 152nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.46 years | 5.24 years | 5.55 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.26 years | 5.21 years | 5.37 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 149 Montenegro 5.29 years compare
- 150 Algeria 5.29 years compare
- 151 Puerto Rico 5.27 years compare
- 153 Liechtenstein 5.19 years compare
- 154 France 5.16 years compare
- 155 Italy 5.16 years compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Brazil?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Brazil was 5.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 5.55 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 years in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Brazil ranks 152nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release