Children out of school, primary in Brazil
Brazil: Children out of school, primary was 316,818 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Brazil, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, primary in Brazil stood at 316,818. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Brazil peaked at 1.00 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 316,818, in 2024.
That places Brazil 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 703,985 | 575,193 | 1.00 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 527,411 | 316,818 | 703,591 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 108.32 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Brazil?
- Children out of school, primary in Brazil was 316,818 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,818 in 2024.
- How does Brazil rank for children out of school, primary?
- Brazil ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.