Start month of the academic school year in Brazil
Brazil: Start month of the academic school year was 2 tertiary education in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 206 countries
All-time high
3 tertiary education
in 1997
All-time low
2 tertiary education
in 2016
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Brazil, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 2 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Brazil peaked at 3 tertiary education in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2 tertiary education, in 2016.
Brazil ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Brazil, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 tertiary education | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 3 tertiary education | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 2 tertiary education | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 tertiary education | 3 tertiary education | 3 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 tertiary education | 3 tertiary education | 3 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 3 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 2 tertiary education | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,653 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 76,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.1 % change on previous year (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 2 tertiary education in 2024, 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 tertiary education in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 tertiary education in 2016.
- How does Brazil rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Brazil ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release