Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil
Brazil: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 15.6% 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 15.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Brazil peaked at 15.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2003.
Brazil ranks 106th 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 secondary education enrolled in in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.9% | — |
| 2003 | 2.9% | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +180.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +23.8% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.9% | 12.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 103 Ghana 16.4% compare
- 104 Benin 16.3% compare
- 105 Republic of Korea 16.2% compare
- 107 Guyana 15.5% compare
- 108 United Arab Emirates 15.5% compare
- 109 Sao Tome and Principe 15.0% compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 15.6% 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 15.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2003.
- How does Brazil rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Brazil ranks 106th 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 94.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release