Education in Brazil

3,494 indicators covering education for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 20.5% 2003 down 12.3% 7th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 90.9% 2011 down 1.2% 59th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2011 up 2.7% 64th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 86.0% 2011 down 3.8% 57th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 99.8% 2011 down 18.9% 81st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 723,793 2004 — 1st
Compulsory education, duration 14 years 2025 unchanged 8th
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 80.6% 2003 up 8.9% 150th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 800,228 2004 — 1st
Progression to secondary school 95.2% 2003 down 0.5% 102nd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 30.2% 157th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 15.4% 2003 up 1.3% 13th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 100.3% 2011 down 19.8% 80th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.3% 2011 down 18.0% 87th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2011 down 2.1% 73rd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 97.6% 2017 up 5.5% 67th
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 40.92 million 2024 down 8.5% 7th
Population of compulsory school age, female 20.03 million 2024 down 8.6% 7th
Population of compulsory school age, male 20.89 million 2024 down 8.4% 7th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 12.31 million 2024 down 13.8% 5th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 0.6% 105th
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 5.6% 2024 up 48.2% 83rd
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 3.07 million 2024 down 11.3% 9th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.46 million 2024 down 14.5% 9th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.61 million 2024 down 8.1% 9th
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 5.99 million 2024 down 13.9% 5th
Duration of compulsory education 14 years 2025 unchanged 8th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2025 unchanged 171st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 6.2% 2024 up 49.4% 71st
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 5.1% 2024 up 47.3% 93rd
Trained teachers in primary education, female 89.0% 2023 — 84th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 83.1% 2023 — 88th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 343,150 1982 up 30.6% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 232,136 1982 up 82.9% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 421,560 1982 up 40.5% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 270,515 1982 up 99.8% 1st
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 6.32 million 2024 down 13.8% 5th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.6% 2022 down 4.0% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 89.2% 2011 down 1.5% 74th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 152,676 1982 up 61.0% 2nd
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 170,879 1982 up 66.3% 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 55.6% 139th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 88.2% 189th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 87.5% 187th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3% 2025 down 82.4% 183rd
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 4.2% 2025 down 70.2% 171st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 3.6% 2025 down 74.3% 171st
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 4.7% 2025 down 66.7% 166th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.5% 2025 down 37.5% 171st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.4% 2025 down 42.9% 167th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.6% 2025 down 40.0% 166th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.766 modelled data 2025 down 22.9% 145th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 9.19 million 2024 down 7.6% 5th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.19 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 5th
Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.6% 2022 down 4.0% 35th
Primary education, pupils 47.9% 2017 up 1.5% 155th
Inequality in education 0.1505 2023 down 61.0% 80th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 15.4% 2003 up 29.3% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 99.2% 2011 up 1.5% 57th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 79.7% 2011 down 4.5% 89th