Start month of the academic school year in Brazil
Brazil: Start month of the academic school year was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Start month of the academic school year in Brazil, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Brazil is 3, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Brazil peaked at 3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2016.
Brazil ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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 start month of the academic school year in Brazil?
- Start month of the academic school year in Brazil was 3 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Brazil ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release