Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Brazil
Brazil: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 84.4% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil stood at 84.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil peaked at 97.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 84.4%, in 2024.
That places Brazil 85th out of 188 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 education … male general in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 95.1% | — |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 91.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 91.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.8% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 87.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | -3.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 84.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 84.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.6% | 87.3% | 97.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 84.9% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 84.4% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 82 Iraq 85.1% compare
- 83 Sao Tome and Principe 85.0% compare
- 84 United Arab Emirates 84.5% compare
- 86 South Korea 83.8% compare
- 87 Benin 83.7% compare
- 88 Ghana 83.6% compare
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 84.4% 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 97.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Brazil ranks 85th out of 188 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 8.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release