Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Brazil
Brazil: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 26.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Brazil, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Brazil stood at 26.6%.
That represents a change of down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Brazil peaked at 32.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 56th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.6% | — |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 19.6% | 30.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 29.8% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7217 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Brazil?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Brazil was 26.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).