Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex in Brazil

Brazil: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex was 93.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
93.1%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 29 countries
All-time high
93.1%
in 2018
All-time low
81.2%
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2018

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

0204060801002001200920182001: 81.2 %2002: 84.3 %2003: 86.4 %2004: 87.4 %2005: 88.1 %2006: 90.5 %2007: 90.5 %2008: 91.6 %2009: 90.7 %2011: 91.3 %2012: 90.1 %2013: 89.8 %2014: 92.1 %2015: 91.7 %2016: 92 %2017: 91.3 %2018: 93.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex in Brazil stood at 93.1%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex in Brazil peaked at 93.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 81.2%, in 2001.

That places Brazil 4th out of 29 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, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sexes (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 81.2%
2002 84.3% +3.9%
2003 86.4% +2.5%
2004 87.4% +1.1%
2005 88.1% +0.8%
2006 90.5% +2.7%
2007 90.5% -0.0%
2008 91.6% +1.2%
2009 90.7% -1.0%
2011 91.3% +0.7%
2012 90.1% -1.4%
2013 89.8% -0.3%
2014 92.1% +2.5%
2015 91.7% -0.3%
2016 92.0% +0.2%
2017 91.3% -0.7%
2018 93.1% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.9% 81.2% 91.6% 9
2010s 91.4% 89.8% 93.1% 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Peru 96.4% compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 95.1% compare
  3. 3 Chile 94.3% compare
  4. 5 Colombia 92.8% compare
  5. 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.0% compare
  6. 7 Ecuador 90.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex in Brazil?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex in Brazil was 93.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 81.2% in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, both sex rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest 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/