Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Brazil

Brazil: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe was 90.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
90.2%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
6th
of 30 countries
All-time high
90.2%
in 2018
All-time low
70.1%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Brazil, 2001–2018

0204060801002001200920182001: 70.1 %2002: 74 %2003: 77 %2004: 79 %2005: 80.9 %2006: 82.9 %2007: 82.8 %2008: 84.3 %2009: 84.8 %2011: 86.2 %2012: 87 %2013: 88.9 %2014: 89.6 %2015: 89.8 %2016: 87.4 %2017: 88.8 %2018: 90.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Brazil stood at 90.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Brazil peaked at 90.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2001.

That places Brazil 6th out of 30 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, middle quintile, both sexe in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 70.1%
2002 74.0% +5.5%
2003 77.0% +4.1%
2004 79.0% +2.6%
2005 80.9% +2.4%
2006 82.9% +2.4%
2007 82.8% -0.1%
2008 84.3% +1.8%
2009 84.8% +0.6%
2011 86.2% +1.6%
2012 87.0% +0.9%
2013 88.9% +2.3%
2014 89.6% +0.8%
2015 89.8% +0.2%
2016 87.4% -2.6%
2017 88.8% +1.5%
2018 90.2% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.5% 70.1% 84.8% 9
2010s 88.5% 86.2% 90.2% 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 3 Ecuador 93.7% compare
  2. 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.1% compare
  3. 5 Peru 92.9% compare
  4. 7 Mexico 89.8% compare
  5. 8 Dominican Republic 88.6% compare
  6. 9 Philippines 86.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Brazil?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Brazil was 90.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe?
Brazil ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
30 places, 314 data points, 1999–2019
Last refreshed

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/