Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil

Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both was 42.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
42.6%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
9th
of 29 countries
All-time high
46.8%
in 2015
All-time low
13.1%
in 2002
Years of data
17
2001–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil, 2001–2018

10203040502001200920182001: 13.3 %2002: 13.1 %2003: 18.3 %2004: 20.1 %2005: 22 %2006: 23.2 %2007: 26.3 %2008: 29.1 %2009: 32.4 %2011: 39.3 %2012: 37.1 %2013: 42.9 %2014: 41.7 %2015: 46.8 %2016: 40.8 %2017: 40.5 %2018: 42.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil stood at 42.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil peaked at 46.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2002.

That places Brazil 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 13.3%
2002 13.1% -1.6%
2003 18.3% +39.3%
2004 20.1% +9.9%
2005 22.0% +9.5%
2006 23.2% +5.6%
2007 26.3% +13.2%
2008 29.1% +10.8%
2009 32.4% +11.1%
2011 39.3% +21.3%
2012 37.1% -5.5%
2013 42.9% +15.4%
2014 41.7% -2.7%
2015 46.8% +12.2%
2016 40.8% -12.7%
2017 40.5% -0.8%
2018 42.6% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.0% 13.1% 32.4% 9
2010s 41.5% 37.1% 46.8% 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 6 Colombia 50.9% compare
  2. 7 Mongolia 50.5% compare
  3. 8 Dominican Republic 44.2% compare
  4. 10 Panama 40.3% compare
  5. 11 Paraguay 38.3% compare
  6. 12 Mexico 37.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both in Brazil was 42.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both?
Brazil ranks 9th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. 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, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 309 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/