School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Brazil
Brazil: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 15.36 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Brazil peaked at 15.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.61 years, in 2012.
That places Brazil 50th out of 179 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, primary to tertiary, male in Brazil, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.61 years | — |
| 2013 | 14.87 years | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 14.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.88 years | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.17 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.07 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.03 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 15.36 years | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.83 years | 13.61 years | 15.17 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.16 years | 15.03 years | 15.36 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, male in Brazil?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Brazil was 15.36 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 15.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.61 years in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Brazil ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release