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

Brazil: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 12.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
12.2
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
55th
of 88 countries
All-time high
14.69
in 2020
All-time low
12.09
in 2005
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0510151981200120211981: 12.11982: 12.11983: 12.11984: 12.11985: 12.11986: 12.11987: 12.11988: 12.11989: 12.11990: 12.11992: 12.31993: 12.31995: 12.31996: 12.31997: 12.31998: 12.31999: 12.22001: 12.12002: 12.12003: 12.12004: 12.12005: 12.12006: 12.12007: 12.12008: 12.22009: 12.22011: 12.22012: 13.22013: 13.32014: 13.32015: 13.32016: 14.52017: 14.52018: 14.72019: 14.72020: 14.72021: 12.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Brazil stood at 12.2.

That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Brazil peaked at 14.69 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.09, in 2005.

That places Brazil 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 12.11
1982 12.11 +0.0%
1983 12.1 -0.1%
1984 12.13 +0.2%
1985 12.1 -0.2%
1986 12.14 +0.3%
1987 12.12 -0.1%
1988 12.12 +0.0%
1989 12.13 +0.0%
1990 12.11 -0.1%
1992 12.31 +1.7%
1993 12.32 +0.0%
1995 12.31 -0.1%
1996 12.28 -0.3%
1997 12.28 +0.0%
1998 12.26 -0.2%
1999 12.22 -0.3%
2001 12.15 -0.6%
2002 12.12 -0.2%
2003 12.12 -0.1%
2004 12.1 -0.1%
2005 12.09 -0.1%
2006 12.11 +0.2%
2007 12.14 +0.2%
2008 12.15 +0.1%
2009 12.17 +0.2%
2011 12.2 +0.2%
2012 13.25 +8.6%
2013 13.26 +0.1%
2014 13.3 +0.3%
2015 13.32 +0.1%
2016 14.53 +9.1%
2017 14.54 +0.0%
2018 14.65 +0.8%
2019 14.66 +0.0%
2020 14.69 +0.2%
2021 12.2 -17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12.12 12.1 12.14 9
1990s 12.26 12.11 12.32 8
2000s 12.13 12.09 12.17 9
2010s 13.75 12.2 14.66 9
2020s 13.45 12.2 14.69 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 Bulgaria 12.29 compare
  2. 53 Kazakhstan 12.28 compare
  3. 54 Belgium 12.26 compare
  4. 56 Portugal 12.19 compare
  5. 57 Peru 12.04 compare
  6. 58 Croatia 12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Brazil?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Brazil was 12.2 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 14.69 in 2020.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 12.09 in 2005.
How does Brazil rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 and above, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,164 data points, 1970–2021
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