Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Brazil
Brazil: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Brazil stood at 80.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Brazil peaked at 80.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 35th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 38.8% | — |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +44.2% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +3.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 80.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 99% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 80.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 92.8%, 86% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +44.2% | 46.8% | 67.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.6% | 38.8% | 67.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 70.7% | 80.1% | 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 adaptations for disabled students in Brazil?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Brazil was 80.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Brazil ranks 35th out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. 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 adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%).