Education in Brazil 3,494 indicators covering education for Brazil. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 956,632 2017 down 4.1% 14th Persistence to last grade of primary, total 80.6% 2003 up 8.9% 121st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.7271 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.0% 121st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.5049 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.6% 126th Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 33.1% 104th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 1.95 years 2011 up 101.9% 82nd Government expenditure on education, total 12.9% 2022 down 13.2% 93rd Secondary education, general pupils 49.5% 2017 down 3.8% 119th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 707,006 number 2018 up 0.3% 5th Children out of school 2.2% 2024 down 50.6% 120th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.16 million number 2018 up 2.8% 7th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.025 number per person 2018 down 5.0% 98th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.41 million 2024 down 11.6% 10th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 1.41 million 2024 down 9.2% 10th Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 2.82 million 2024 down 10.4% 10th Start of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of secondary education 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2025 unchanged 65th Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 18th Official entrance age to lower secondary education 11 years 2025 unchanged 146th Start of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 2 years 2025 unchanged 146th Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 14th Theoretical duration of primary education 5 years 2025 unchanged 162nd Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 4.29 million 2024 up 24.4% 5th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 6.27 million 2024 up 35.5% 4th Teachers in primary education, male 76,095 2024 down 7.7% 25th Teachers in primary education, female 620,653 2024 down 12.9% 5th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 89.1% 2024 down 0.6% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 104.3% 2024 down 5.0% 72nd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.2 years 2024 down 4.1% 159th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.1% 2024 up 97.9% 95th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.6% 2024 up 99.9% 128th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10.55 million 2024 up 30.7% 4th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.9% 2024 down 4.2% 127th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.4% 2024 down 3.4% 95th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.30 million 2024 up 6.7% 6th Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.81 million 2024 down 9.9% 5th Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.69 million 2024 down 12.7% 5th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 696,748 2024 down 12.4% 6th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.4% 2024 up 98.5% 110th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.6% 2024 down 3.8% 114th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 21.50 million 2024 down 11.3% 5th Enrolment in primary education, male 7.75 million 2024 down 10.6% 11th Enrolment in primary education, female 7.36 million 2024 down 7.6% 11th School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.58 million 2024 down 11.5% 9th School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.43 million 2024 down 11.7% 9th School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 9.01 million 2024 down 11.6% 9th School age population, secondary education, male 10.49 million 2024 down 12.7% 8th School age population, secondary education, female 10.15 million 2024 down 12.1% 8th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 20.64 million 2024 down 12.4% 8th School age population, tertiary education, male 7.79 million 2024 down 7.8% 8th School age population, tertiary education, female 7.34 million 2024 down 13.0% 8th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 15.13 million 2024 down 10.4% 8th School age population, lower secondary education, male 5.90 million 2024 down 13.6% 8th School age population, lower secondary education, female 5.73 million 2024 down 12.4% 8th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 11.63 million 2024 down 13.0% 8th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 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