Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil
Brazil: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9884 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil stood at 0.9884 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil peaked at 1.03 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9792 index, in 2012.
Brazil ranks 126th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9792 index | 1.01 index | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9884 index | 1.03 index | 4 |
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 net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil was 0.9884 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9792 index in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brazil ranks 126th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.