Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Brazil

Brazil: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 9.69 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9.69
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
63rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
11.32
in 2020
All-time low
4.07
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Brazil, 1981–2021

02.557.51012.51981200120211981: 4.11982: 4.11983: 4.31984: 4.41985: 4.61986: 4.71987: 4.81988: 51989: 51990: 5.21992: 5.31993: 5.41995: 5.61996: 5.81997: 5.91998: 61999: 6.12001: 6.42002: 6.62003: 6.72004: 6.82005: 72006: 7.22007: 7.32008: 7.52009: 7.72011: 7.92012: 9.12013: 9.32014: 9.52015: 9.62016: 10.42017: 10.62018: 10.82019: 112020: 11.32021: 9.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Brazil stood at 9.69.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Brazil peaked at 11.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.07, in 1981.

That places Brazil 63rd out of 90 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 25 and in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 4.07
1982 4.12 +1.3%
1983 4.29 +4.2%
1984 4.42 +3.1%
1985 4.57 +3.3%
1986 4.67 +2.3%
1987 4.8 +2.7%
1988 4.99 +4.0%
1989 5.04 +1.0%
1990 5.16 +2.3%
1992 5.3 +2.8%
1993 5.43 +2.3%
1995 5.61 +3.4%
1996 5.77 +2.8%
1997 5.87 +1.7%
1998 6.01 +2.6%
1999 6.11 +1.5%
2001 6.37 +4.3%
2002 6.56 +2.9%
2003 6.71 +2.3%
2004 6.82 +1.7%
2005 6.96 +2.0%
2006 7.19 +3.3%
2007 7.34 +2.1%
2008 7.55 +2.9%
2009 7.71 +2.1%
2011 7.9 +2.4%
2012 9.13 +15.6%
2013 9.26 +1.5%
2014 9.46 +2.1%
2015 9.63 +1.7%
2016 10.44 +8.4%
2017 10.59 +1.5%
2018 10.85 +2.4%
2019 10.98 +1.2%
2020 11.32 +3.1%
2021 9.69 -14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.55 4.07 5.04 9
1990s 5.66 5.16 6.11 8
2000s 7.02 6.37 7.71 9
2010s 9.8 7.9 10.98 9
2020s 10.5 9.69 11.32 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 60 Republic of Moldova 9.79 compare
  2. 61 Colombia 9.75 compare
  3. 62 Ghana 9.71 compare
  4. 64 Jamaica 9.45 compare
  5. 65 Costa Rica 9.36 compare
  6. 66 Sri Lanka 9.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Brazil?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Brazil was 9.69 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 11.32 in 2020.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 4.07 in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Brazil ranks 63rd out of 90 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
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