Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Brazil
Brazil: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Brazil stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2012.
That places Brazil 79th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 93.5% | — |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.5% | 96.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.2% | 97.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Brazil?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Brazil was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2012.
- How does Brazil rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Brazil ranks 79th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release