Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Brazil
Brazil: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 66.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Brazil, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 66.3% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Brazil peaked at 66.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 94th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 40.5% | — |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 58.2% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 63.9% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 66.3% | +3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 66.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.4%, 72% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 66.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.9%, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +33.6% | 40.5% | 54.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.5% | 40.5% | 58.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 54.9% | 66.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Brazil?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Brazil was 66.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Brazil ranks 94th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).