Education in Brazil

3,494 indicators covering education for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 0.9% 2024 down 0.7% 131st
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public 51.6% 2024 up 0.3% 61st
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 5.6% 2024 down 55.5% 111th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 8.0% 2024 down 45.5% 107th
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both 4.19 million 2024 up 44.5% 2nd
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 559,114 2024 down 34.9% 28th
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male 541,270 2024 down 44.1% 29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 5.5% 2024 down 26.0% 122nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 5.2% 2024 down 36.0% 134th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 15.2% 35th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 50.1% 2024 up 0.8% 69th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 1.6% 69th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 49.9% 2024 down 0.8% 112th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 723,793 number 2004 — 1st
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 243,349 millions 2022 up 1.0% 6th
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male 2.16 million 2024 up 44.9% 2nd
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes 2.03 million 2024 up 44.1% 2nd
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 19.3% 2024 down 6.7% 47th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 38.4% 2024 up 61.9% 23rd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 49.4% 2024 down 2.2% 81st
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 down 4.3% 81st
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 50.6% 2024 up 2.3% 100th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 20,800 millions 2022 up 1.8% 8th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 50.7% 2024 down 4.9% 58th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 down 8.7% 58th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 49.3% 2024 up 5.6% 122nd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 343,150 number 1982 up 30.6% 1st
Current education expenditure, tertiary 96.8% 2022 up 6.8% 30th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 232,136 number 1982 up 82.9% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 152,676 number 1982 up 61.0% 1st
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 71.8% 2023 — 82nd
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 20.17 headcount basis 2023 — 35th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 656,820 number 2011 down 42.5% 1st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 48.8% 2024 down 0.2% 97th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 1.0% 2024 down 0.4% 97th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.2% 2024 up 0.2% 80th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.9814 GPIA 2024 up 1.3% 59th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 729,262 2024 down 43.5% 24th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 687,940 2024 down 43.0% 27th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 4.1% 2024 down 37.9% 126th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 4.0% 2024 down 37.1% 122nd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 13,258 millions 2011 up 639.5% 6th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2021 up 9.1% 126th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.14 GPIA 2024 up 3.8% 13th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 71.3% 2023 — 83rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 72.6% 2023 — 76th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 366,054 2024 down 42.6% 22nd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.9816 GPIA 2023 — 89th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 366,218 2024 down 45.4% 26th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 14.8% 2024 up 15.1% 58th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 15.5% 2024 up 19.5% 53rd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 14.1% 2024 up 10.4% 63rd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 50.5% 2024 up 6.8% 75th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 48.9% 2024 up 4.2% 79th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 47.3% 2024 up 1.6% 81st
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 2.9% 2024 down 37.3% 112th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 5.2% 55th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 2.7% 2024 down 40.5% 115th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st