Education in Brazil

128 indicators covering education for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 69.1% 2025 down 0.7% 35th
Population ages 0-14 19.4% 2025 down 13.5% 127th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
School enrollment, primary 104.3% 2024 down 5.0% 65th
Primary education, teachers 696,748 2024 down 12.4% 6th
School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% 2024 down 2.5% 59th
School enrollment, primary, male 104.3% 2024 down 7.3% 66th
Labor force, total 108.32 million 2025 up 7.7% 6th
Labor force, female 43.4% 2025 up 2.3% 111th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9521 GPI 2020 down 0.5% 170th
School enrollment, secondary 104.1% 2024 up 1.3% 45th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.8 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 54th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.7 per 1,000 2024 down 32.9% 62nd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 5.9% 92nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 down 7.7% 101st
Secondary education, teachers 1.02 million 2024 down 29.5% 7th
School enrollment, secondary, female 105.3% 2024 down 0.6% 44th
School enrollment, secondary, male 103.1% 2024 up 3.3% 47th
School enrollment, tertiary 69.7% 2024 up 45.8% 52nd
School enrollment, primary, private 19.1% 2024 up 13.5% 71st
School enrollment, preprimary 85.9% 2020 up 52.7% 69th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 55.0% 2024 up 34.9% 62nd
School enrollment, tertiary, female 85.3% 2024 up 55.6% 42nd
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2020 down 6.3% 65th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.36 GPI 2024 up 7.9% 44th
Secondary education, teachers, female 629,792 2024 down 33.4% 7th
Government expenditure on education, total 5.6% 2022 down 4.0% 34th
Secondary education, general pupils 22.16 million 2017 down 1.2% 3rd
School enrollment, preprimary, female 85.7% 2020 down 2.5% 64th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 86.1% 2020 up 0.7% 68th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 80.6% 2003 up 8.9% 121st
Government expenditure on education, total 12.9% 2022 down 13.2% 93rd
Secondary education, general pupils 49.5% 2017 down 3.8% 119th
Children out of school 2.2% 2024 down 50.6% 120th
Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th
Primary education, pupils 15.11 million 2024 down 9.2% 11th
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Secondary education, pupils 21.50 million 2024 down 11.3% 5th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 956,632 2017 down 4.1% 14th
Number of under-five deaths, male 20,885 2024 down 23.2% 29th
Number of under-five deaths, female 16,007 2024 down 23.0% 30th
Number of infant deaths, male 17,952 2024 down 23.3% 26th
Number of infant deaths, female 13,695 2024 down 23.0% 27th
Children out of school, female 1.8% 2024 down 60.9% 136th
Children out of school, male 2.5% 2024 down 39.6% 126th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 54.6% 2017 down 5.4% 12th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 123.6% 2005 22nd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.0% 2025 down 30.1% 78th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.9% 2025 down 31.9% 93rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.3% 2025 down 28.9% 68th
Primary education, teachers 89.1% 2024 down 0.6% 36th
Repeaters, primary, total 8.7% 2011 down 59.2% 37th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3,404 2024 down 14.1% 33rd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 4,512 2024 down 17.6% 20th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 14,147 2024 down 40.4% 10th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 24,673 2024 down 18.0% 6th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 604,900 people 2100 down 37.4% 33rd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.3% 2100 down 33.5% 103rd
Population by level of education 57.19 million people 2100 up 4.5% 12th