Education in Brazil

3,494 indicators covering education for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 35.1% 131st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0034 number per person 2018 down 7.3% 104th
Teachers in primary education, female 707,006 number 2018 up 0.3% 5th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 2.40 million 1999 — 1st
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 2.63 million 1999 — 1st
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0846 number per square kilometre 2018 up 0.3% 154th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2024 up 1.2% 57th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 11.2% 120th
Children out of school, female 1.8% 2024 down 60.9% 136th
Children out of school, male 2.5% 2024 down 39.6% 126th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 448,641 2024 down 0.7% 7th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 2.52 million number 2018 up 5.9% 7th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 69.7% 2024 up 45.8% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 104.8% 2024 down 1.4% 45th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 105.3% 2024 down 0.6% 48th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 down 0.3% 80th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 103.6% 2024 down 1.1% 47th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 103.1% 2024 up 3.3% 49th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 3.5% 99th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 23.0% 2018 down 8.4% 115th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.5 years 2024 down 1.2% 62nd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 12.37 years 2024 down 1.4% 63rd
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 82nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.37 years 2024 up 36.0% 56th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 7.31 years 2024 down 0.8% 39th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 7.16 years 2024 up 2.4% 42nd
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 2.9% 101st
Secondary education, vocational pupils 54.6% 2017 down 5.4% 12th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.7% 2017 up 0.1% 138th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 — 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 13.93 years 2011 down 5.7% 84th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 289,961 2024 down 0.9% 7th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.83 years 2024 up 10.4% 103rd
Productivity vs. educational attainment 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 1.3% 73rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 123.6% 2005 — 22nd
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 93.0% 2025 up 6.0% 103rd
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 95.4% 2025 up 5.0% 103rd
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.05 modelled data 2025 down 1.8% 44th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 90.6% 2025 up 7.2% 101st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year 2017 down 116.6% 123rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 61.6% 2024 down 5.5% 94th
Teachers in secondary education, female 629,792 2024 down 33.4% 7th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 8.1% 2024 up 97.9% 89th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 89.2% 2025 up 11.7% 83rd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 92.5% 2025 up 9.2% 81st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 modelled data 2025 down 3.8% 51st
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 86.0% 2025 up 14.4% 83rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 72.2% 2025 up 20.5% 73rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 76.7% 2025 up 16.0% 73rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.12 modelled data 2025 down 5.9% 53rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 67.8% 2025 up 26.0% 70th
Teachers in secondary education, male 392,685 2024 down 22.3% 11th