Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Brazil

Brazil: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 was 10.4 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
10.4
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
43rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
11.78
in 2020
All-time low
5.53
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Brazil, 1981–2021

02.557.51012.51981200120211981: 5.51982: 5.61983: 5.71984: 5.81985: 5.81986: 5.91987: 5.91988: 61989: 6.11990: 6.11992: 6.11993: 6.21995: 6.51996: 6.61997: 6.81998: 7.11999: 7.32001: 7.82002: 82003: 8.32004: 8.42005: 8.62006: 8.82007: 8.92008: 9.12009: 9.32011: 9.42012: 10.42013: 10.52014: 10.62015: 10.72016: 11.12017: 11.22018: 11.42019: 11.52020: 11.82021: 10.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Brazil stood at 10.4.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Brazil peaked at 11.78 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.53, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 43rd of 89 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 5.82 5.53 6.06 9
1990s 6.58 6.09 7.31 8
2000s 8.58 7.76 9.25 9
2010s 10.76 9.36 11.55 9
2020s 11.09 10.4 11.78 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 40 Costa Rica 10.49 compare
  2. 41 Belgium 10.45 compare
  3. 42 Egypt 10.43 compare
  4. 44 Jamaica 10.36 compare
  5. 45 Sweden 10.34 compare
  6. 46 Dominican Republic 10.23 compare

See the full ranking of 89 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Brazil?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 in Brazil was 10.4 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 11.78 in 2020.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 5.53 in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24?
Brazil ranks 43rd out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,218 data points, 1970–2021
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