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 4.38 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4.38
Change on year
down 29.2%
World rank
50th
of 88 countries
All-time high
6.19
in 2020
All-time low
3.18
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

02461981200120211981: 3.21982: 3.21983: 3.31984: 3.31985: 3.41986: 3.41987: 3.51988: 3.51989: 3.61990: 3.61992: 3.71993: 3.81995: 3.91996: 41997: 41998: 4.11999: 4.22001: 4.32002: 4.42003: 4.42004: 4.52005: 4.52006: 4.62007: 4.62008: 4.62009: 4.62011: 4.62012: 5.72013: 5.82014: 5.82015: 5.92016: 5.82017: 62018: 6.12019: 6.12020: 6.22021: 4.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 4.38 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2021.

The figure is down 29.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Brazil peaked at 6.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.18, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 50th of 88 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.

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, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 3.18
1982 3.19 +0.2%
1983 3.27 +2.6%
1984 3.31 +1.2%
1985 3.39 +2.3%
1986 3.44 +1.7%
1987 3.47 +0.8%
1988 3.54 +2.1%
1989 3.57 +0.7%
1990 3.61 +1.2%
1992 3.7 +2.6%
1993 3.8 +2.6%
1995 3.89 +2.4%
1996 4.01 +3.0%
1997 4.03 +0.5%
1998 4.15 +3.0%
1999 4.2 +1.3%
2001 4.3 +2.4%
2002 4.36 +1.3%
2003 4.43 +1.5%
2004 4.45 +0.6%
2005 4.5 +1.0%
2006 4.57 +1.6%
2007 4.59 +0.5%
2008 4.63 +0.9%
2009 4.63 -0.1%
2011 4.58 -1.0%
2012 5.71 +24.5%
2013 5.77 +1.0%
2014 5.84 +1.2%
2015 5.87 +0.6%
2016 5.85 -0.4%
2017 6 +2.6%
2018 6.06 +1.0%
2019 6.1 +0.7%
2020 6.19 +1.4%
2021 4.38 -29.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.37 3.18 3.57 9
1990s 3.92 3.61 4.2 8
2000s 4.5 4.3 4.63 9
2010s 5.75 4.58 6.1 9
2020s 5.28 4.38 6.19 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 47 Panama 4.47 compare
  2. 48 El Salvador 4.45 compare
  3. 49 Paraguay 4.41 compare
  4. 51 Dominican Republic 4.32 compare
  5. 52 Bulgaria 4.32 compare
  6. 53 Latvia 4.23 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 4.38 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 6.19 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 3.18 in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Brazil ranks 50th 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 down 4.5%. 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, primary education and below. 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, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,191 data points, 1970–2021
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