Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Brazil
Brazil: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 91.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Brazil peaked at 98.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 127th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.6% | — |
| 1971 | 85.3% | +15.9% |
| 1972 | 86.4% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 85.6% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.3% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.4% | 73.6% | 86.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 94.2% | 98.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 92.9% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 91.9% | 94.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Brazil?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Brazil was 91.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Brazil ranks 127th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release