Secondary education, pupils in Brazil
Brazil: Secondary education, pupils was 21.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Brazil recorded 21.50 million for secondary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Brazil peaked at 26.79 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.09 million, in 1970.
That places Brazil 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.44 million | 4.09 million | 10.52 million | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.45 million | 10.45 million | 10.45 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.58 million | 23.42 million | 26.79 million | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.44 million | 22.25 million | 24.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.95 million | 21.50 million | 22.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 696,748 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.61 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Brazil?
- Secondary education, pupils in Brazil was 21.50 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 26.79 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 million in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.