Education in Brazil

3,494 indicators covering education for Brazil.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 down 1.0% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 88.4% 2011 down 2.5% 58th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 24,087 2023 up 73.6% 12th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 38,113 2023 up 98.1% 22nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 3,184 2023 up 496.3% 14th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 53 2023 down 8.6% 107th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 644 2023 up 94.6% 88th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 68 2023 up 30.8% 55th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 6 2023 up 100.0% 101st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 8 2023 — 64th
Trained teachers in primary education 88.2% 2023 — 89th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 206,040 number 2018 up 25.6% 5th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 13.5% 185th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 19.1% 2024 up 13.5% 74th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 99.7% 2024 up 0.4% 18th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 up 40.0% 152nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 up 36.2% 121st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 141st
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.994 GPI 2011 up 3.7% 126th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 9,643 2023 up 131.7% 4th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 9,635 2023 up 132.1% 4th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 up 175.5% 186th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.5% 2022 up 101.0% 184th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2022 up 68.2% 162nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 up 643.0% 70th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2022 up 11.3% 42nd
Share of primary school teachers who are women 89.1% 2024 down 0.6% 40th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2022 up 11.3% 47th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.19 GPIA 2024 down 0.7% 15th
Share of students studying abroad 0.9% 2023 up 65.9% 162nd
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 94,296 2018 down 43.8% 19th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 173,498 2018 down 43.7% 15th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 267,795 2018 down 43.7% 15th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 35.0% 2018 unchanged 49th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.52 million 2004 down 2.1% 1st
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 3 2025 unchanged 169th
End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st
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
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 964,241 2004 down 14.4% 1st
Over-age students, primary 14.5% 2017 down 37.4% 38th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 684,799 2004 up 1.5% 1st
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 648,203 2004 up 42.9% 1st
Secondary education, teachers 61.6% 2024 down 5.5% 89th
School enrollment, primary, female 94.7% 2015 up 2.8% 63rd
School enrollment, primary, male 94.8% 2015 down 2.0% 56th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 4 years 2019 down 42.9% 170th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 12 2025 unchanged 5th
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 2 2025 unchanged 14th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 22.1% 2024 down 13.2% 120th
Over-age students, primary, male 16.1% 2017 down 37.5% 34th
Over-age students, primary, female 12.6% 2017 down 37.0% 43rd
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 0.9884 index 2024 down 1.8% 126th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 3.51 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, male 1.83 million number 2017 — 8th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 — 114th