Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Brazil

Brazil: Completion rate, primary education, urban, female was 96.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
96.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 21 countries
All-time high
98.3%
in 2015
All-time low
94.3%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Brazil, 2001–2018

0204060801002001200920182001: 94.3 %2002: 95.1 %2003: 95.5 %2004: 96 %2005: 96.5 %2006: 96.6 %2007: 96.5 %2008: 96.6 %2009: 97.2 %2011: 96.9 %2012: 97.6 %2013: 97.8 %2014: 98 %2015: 98.3 %2016: 95.9 %2017: 96.5 %2018: 96.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Brazil stood at 96.7%.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Brazil peaked at 98.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2001.

That places Brazil 12th out of 21 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 94.3% —
2002 95.1% +0.9%
2003 95.5% +0.4%
2004 96.0% +0.5%
2005 96.5% +0.6%
2006 96.6% +0.1%
2007 96.5% -0.1%
2008 96.6% +0.1%
2009 97.2% +0.6%
2011 96.9% -0.3%
2012 97.6% +0.7%
2013 97.8% +0.2%
2014 98.0% +0.3%
2015 98.3% +0.2%
2016 95.9% -2.4%
2017 96.5% +0.6%
2018 96.7% +0.3%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 96.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 96.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 100% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.0% 94.3% 97.2% 9
2010s 97.2% 95.9% 98.3% 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Dominican Republic 97.2% compare
  2. 10 Colombia 97.0% compare
  3. 11 Chile 96.8% compare
  4. 13 Paraguay 96.4% compare
  5. 14 El Salvador 94.9% compare
  6. 15 Honduras 94.0% compare

See the full ranking of 21 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Brazil?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female in Brazil was 96.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, female?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 273 data points, 1996–2018
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/