Average age, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Average age, primary education and below was 32.91 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
32.91
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
60th
of 105 countries
All-time high
35.92
in 2020
All-time low
26.81
in 1996
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 27.81982: 27.91983: 28.21984: 28.11985: 28.11986: 28.21987: 28.21988: 28.41989: 28.61990: 28.81992: 29.81993: 29.91995: 29.81996: 26.81997: 26.91998: 27.21999: 27.52001: 27.72002: 28.12003: 28.42004: 28.52005: 28.82006: 29.22007: 29.62008: 30.12009: 30.42011: 31.12012: 33.52013: 33.82014: 34.12015: 34.42016: 34.72017: 35.12018: 35.42019: 35.72020: 35.92021: 32.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age, primary education and below in Brazil stood at 32.91.

That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 35.92 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.81, in 1996.

Brazil ranks 60th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 28.16 27.77 28.56 9
1990s 28.34 26.81 29.89 8
2000s 28.98 27.67 30.41 9
2010s 34.21 31.06 35.69 9
2020s 34.42 32.91 35.92 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 57 Mexico 34.02 compare
  2. 58 Honduras 33.1 compare
  3. 59 Dominican Republic 33.05 compare
  4. 61 Senegal 32.74 compare
  5. 62 Laos 32.61 compare
  6. 63 Trinidad and Tobago 32.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, primary education and below in Brazil?
Average age, primary education and below in Brazil was 32.91 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 35.92 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 26.81 in 1996.
How does Brazil rank for average age, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 60th out of 105 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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