Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Brazil
Brazil: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 16.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil is 16.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil peaked at 16.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2002.
Brazil ranks 95th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.9% | — |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +45.4% |
| 2005 | 7.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -48.6% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +18.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 16.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 16.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.5%, 61% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -48.6% | 15.8% | 8.1% |
| 2004 | +45.4% | 5.0% | 7.3% |
| 2007 | +42.9% | 7.7% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 4.9% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 10.9% | 16.8% | 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 16.8% 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 16.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Brazil ranks 95th out of 168 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 up 99.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release