Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil

Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 85.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
85.7%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
10th
of 42 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2015
All-time low
66.8%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil, 2001–2018

0204060802001200920182001: 66.8 %2002: 69.5 %2003: 72.9 %2004: 74.5 %2005: 76 %2006: 78.1 %2007: 78.6 %2008: 80.9 %2009: 81.1 %2011: 83 %2012: 84.5 %2013: 85 %2014: 86.8 %2015: 87.4 %2016: 83.8 %2017: 84.4 %2018: 85.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 85.7% for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil peaked at 87.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2001.

That places Brazil 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 66.8% —
2002 69.5% +4.1%
2003 72.9% +4.9%
2004 74.5% +2.2%
2005 76.0% +2.1%
2006 78.1% +2.7%
2007 78.6% +0.7%
2008 80.9% +2.9%
2009 81.1% +0.2%
2011 83.0% +2.3%
2012 84.5% +1.9%
2013 85.0% +0.6%
2014 86.8% +2.2%
2015 87.4% +0.6%
2016 83.8% -4.2%
2017 84.4% +0.7%
2018 85.7% +1.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 85.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 85.7%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 85.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.6%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.4% 66.8% 81.1% 9
2010s 85.1% 83.0% 87.4% 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 7 Mexico 88.6% compare
  2. 8 Dominican Republic 86.3% compare
  3. 9 Indonesia 86.1% compare
  4. 11 Panama 85.1% compare
  5. 12 Vietnam 83.4% compare
  6. 13 Philippines 81.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Brazil was 85.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
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The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/