Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Brazil is 2.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.5% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Brazil peaked at 6.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2024.
Brazil ranks 126th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.5% | — |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -30.6% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -34.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Brazil?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Brazil was 2.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 126th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.