Education in Brazil 825 indicators covering education for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 24,673 2024 down 18.0% 6th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 14,147 2024 down 40.4% 10th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 4,512 2024 down 17.6% 20th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 3,404 2024 down 14.1% 33rd Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 6.9% 2024 down 49.9% 109th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.05 GPI 2011 up 2.9% 65th Population by level of education 57.19 million people 2100 up 4.5% 12th 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 Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 0.877 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 4.7% 144th Repeaters, primary, male 24.0% 1999 — 5th Repeaters, primary, female 24.0% 1999 — 4th Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 94.9% 2018 down 2.0% 119th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 302,088 number 2018 down 21.1% 5th School enrollment, secondary, private 15.8% 2024 up 18.0% 80th School enrollment, primary 96.3% 2017 up 5.1% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.4% 2011 down 2.5% 58th Trained teachers in primary education 88.2% 2023 — 89th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 206,040 number 2018 up 25.6% 5th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.994 GPI 2011 up 3.7% 126th Share of primary school teachers who are women 89.1% 2024 down 0.6% 40th Share of students studying abroad 0.9% 2023 up 65.9% 162nd Enrolment in primary education, female 7.67 million number 2018 down 8.8% 9th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 27.3% 2003 up 11.6% 5th Over-age students, primary 14.5% 2017 down 37.4% 38th Secondary education, teachers 61.6% 2024 down 5.5% 89th School enrollment, primary, male 94.8% 2015 down 2.0% 56th School enrollment, primary, female 94.7% 2015 up 2.8% 63rd Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2019 down 42.9% 170th Over-age students, primary, male 16.1% 2017 down 37.5% 34th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9884 index 2024 down 1.8% 126th Over-age students, primary, female 12.6% 2017 down 37.0% 43rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.83 million number 2017 — 8th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.68 million number 2017 — 8th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 3.51 million number 2017 — 8th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 20.5% 2003 down 12.3% 7th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 86.0% 2011 down 3.8% 57th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.06 GPI 2011 up 2.7% 64th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 90.9% 2011 down 1.2% 59th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 99.8% 2011 down 18.9% 81st 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 Progression to secondary school 95.2% 2003 down 0.5% 102nd Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 15.4% 2003 up 1.3% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 99.3% 2011 down 18.0% 87th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 100.3% 2011 down 19.8% 80th 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 Trained teachers in primary education, male 83.1% 2023 — 88th Trained teachers in primary education, female 89.0% 2023 — 84th 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 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, gender parity index 1.25 GPI 2011 up 6.3% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 79.7% 2011 down 4.5% 89th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 99.2% 2011 up 1.5% 57th ← Previous Page 3 of 14 Next →