Years of schooling in Brazil
Brazil: Years of schooling was 8.43 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
8.43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
124th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.43
in 2021
All-time low
3.69
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for years of schooling in Brazil is 8.43, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Brazil peaked at 8.43 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.69, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 124th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.69 | — |
| 1991 | 3.83 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.98 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 4.12 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 4.27 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.41 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.59 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 4.76 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.93 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 5.1 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 5.27 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.45 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.63 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 5.8 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.98 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.15 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.32 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.67 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 6.77 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6.88 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7.01 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.22 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.29 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 7.38 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.51 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.73 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.85 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 7.98 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 8.13 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8.27 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.43 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 8.43 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.43 | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 8.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.11, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 8.43 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.68, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.37 | 3.69 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.05 | 5.27 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5 | 6.88 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.39 | 8.27 | 8.43 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Brazil?
- Years of schooling in Brazil was 8.43 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for years of schooling?
- Brazil ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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