School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.12 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brazil stood at 16.12 years. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 16.12 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.97 years, in 2012.
That places Brazil 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.97 years | — |
| 2013 | 15.25 years | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 15.39 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.28 years | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.58 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.55 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.68 years | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 16.12 years | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.23 years | 13.97 years | 15.58 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.81 years | 15.55 years | 16.12 years | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brazil?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Brazil was 16.12 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.12 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.97 years in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release