School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 3.37 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil, 2012β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil is 3.37 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 3.37 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.21 years, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 56th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.52 years | 2.21 years | 2.74 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.03 years | 2.79 years | 3.37 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Brazil was 3.37 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 years in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release