Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Brazil
Brazil: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 83.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 83.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil peaked at 95.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 2024.
That places Brazil 98th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95.1% | — |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | -3.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 83.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 83.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 97% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 86.6% | 95.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 84.2% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 83.2% | 89.1% | 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 all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Brazil ranks 98th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release