School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Brazil
Brazil: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.88 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Brazil, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Brazil is 16.88 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Brazil peaked at 16.88 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.33 years, in 2012.
That places Brazil 37th out of 179 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.63 years | 14.33 years | 16.01 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.47 years | 16.05 years | 16.88 years | 4 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Brazil?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Brazil was 16.88 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.88 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.33 years in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release