Education in Brazil

3,494 indicators covering education for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 11.1% 2024 down 6.8% 75th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes 75.8% 2024 up 24.1% 41st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female 79.8% 2024 up 18.7% 41st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 63.1% 2024 up 41.6% 63rd
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 63.1% 2024 up 41.6% 63rd
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 60.2% 2024 up 49.4% 67th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 60.2% 2024 up 49.4% 67th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male 72.1% 2024 up 30.9% 42nd
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 21.1% 2011 — 20th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 4.82 million number 2018 up 15.5% 4th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes 91.7% 2024 up 12.6% 41st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female 93.5% 2024 up 9.2% 39th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male 89.9% 2024 up 16.5% 39th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 17.56 2017 down 10.4% 44th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 53.4% 2024 down 0.6% 84th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 1.1% 2024 down 1.0% 84th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 46.6% 2024 up 0.7% 66th
Government expenditure per student, primary 20.1% 2015 up 32.0% 32nd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 79.6% 2024 up 3.5% 99th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 94,547 number 2018 up 35.9% 23rd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.6% 2024 down 0.3% 90th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2024 down 0.5% 90th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.4% 2024 up 0.3% 65th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 79.6% 2024 up 3.5% 98th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.05 GPIA 2024 down 4.5% 26th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 79.0% 2024 up 3.6% 104th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 0.8% 2018 up 62.1% 160th
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 9.31 years 2040 up 7.5% 109th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 80.1% 2024 up 3.3% 97th
Completion rate, primary education, female 98.1% 2024 up 3.0% 41st
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 79.0% 2024 up 3.6% 103rd
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 4,356 2011 — 50th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -64,273 2023 down 175.8% 144th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 80.1% 2024 up 3.3% 96th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes 97.6% 2024 up 5.1% 41st
Completion rate, primary education, male 97.2% 2024 up 7.1% 44th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.3% 10th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 94,272 millions 2022 up 22.0% 5th
Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2024 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 57,903 millions 2022 up 15.7% 6th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 97,664 millions 2022 down 8.1% 5th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 59,987 millions 2022 down 12.9% 6th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 22.7% 2024 up 72.3% 63rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 22.7% 2024 up 72.3% 63rd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.9% 2024 up 0.1% 80th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2024 up 0.1% 80th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.1% 2024 down 0.1% 67th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 15.69 2017 down 8.3% 45th
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 92.89 2020 up 5.3% 61st
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 20.7% 2024 up 81.2% 70th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 20.7% 2024 up 81.2% 70th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 24.5% 2024 up 66.5% 61st
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 24.5% 2024 up 66.5% 61st
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 98.3% 2024 up 0.8% 90th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 0 2024 — 16th
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2024 down 1.0% 23rd
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 0 2024 — 14th
Average years of schooling 8 years 2020 down 2.1% 78th
Share of the population with tertiary education 11.2% 2020 down 7.4% 64th
Share of population with no formal education 4.2% 2020 down 39.1% 48th