Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.1083 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Brazil, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.1083 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.1474 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.032 units per person, in 1970.
That places Brazil 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.032 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0408 units per person | +27.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0494 units per person | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0514 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0662 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0703 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0723 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0745 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0754 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0757 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.077 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.075 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0768 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0773 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0623 units per person | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0804 units per person | +29.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0788 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0813 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0921 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.097 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0977 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0992 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1367 units per person | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1442 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1425 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1474 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1336 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1338 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1305 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1189 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1183 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1165 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1147 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1126 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1099 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.121 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1166 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1121 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.111 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1083 units per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0608 units per person | 0.032 units per person | 0.0757 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0754 units per person | 0.0623 units per person | 0.0804 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1007 units per person | 0.0813 units per person | 0.1367 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.1318 units per person | 0.1165 units per person | 0.1474 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1133 units per person | 0.1083 units per person | 0.121 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Brazil?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Brazil was 0.1083 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1474 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.032 units per person in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 13th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.