Education in Brazil 484 indicators covering education for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Population ages 0-14 19.4% 2025 down 13.5% 127th Population ages 15-64 69.1% 2025 down 0.7% 35th 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 Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.61 live births per woman 2024 down 9.1% 150th School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% 2024 down 2.5% 59th School enrollment, primary, male 104.3% 2024 down 7.3% 66th Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.62 live births per woman 2023 down 8.1% 150th Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.62 live births per woman 2023 down 8.1% 150th Labor force, female 43.4% 2025 up 2.3% 111th Labor force, total 108.32 million 2025 up 7.7% 6th 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 children ages 5-9 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 down 7.7% 101st Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 down 5.9% 92nd Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 4.7 per 1,000 2024 down 32.9% 62nd Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 7.8 per 1,000 2024 down 13.3% 54th 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 Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 19.1% 2024 up 13.5% 74th 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 Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 8.43 years 2023 up 15.6% 124th Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 8.43 years 2023 up 15.6% 124th Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 22.1% 2024 down 13.2% 120th Duration of compulsory education 14 years 2025 unchanged 8th Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st 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 Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 97.8% 2024 up 2.3% 80th Primary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 154th Primary education, pupils 15.11 million 2024 down 9.2% 11th 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 infant deaths, female 13,695 2024 down 23.0% 27th Number of infant deaths, male 17,952 2024 down 23.3% 26th Number of under-five deaths, female 16,007 2024 down 23.0% 30th Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2024 up 1.2% 57th 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 Page 1 of 9 Next →