Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Brazil

Brazil: Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 76 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.5%
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.565 % of population aged 15-161982: 0.546 % of population aged 15-161983: 0.561 % of population aged 15-161984: 0.559 % of population aged 15-161985: 0.565 % of population aged 15-161986: 0.558 % of population aged 15-161987: 0.561 % of population aged 15-161988: 0.587 % of population aged 15-161989: 0.586 % of population aged 15-161990: 0.601 % of population aged 15-161992: 0.637 % of population aged 15-161993: 0.659 % of population aged 15-161995: 0.707 % of population aged 15-161996: 0.736 % of population aged 15-161997: 0.775 % of population aged 15-161998: 0.804 % of population aged 15-161999: 0.824 % of population aged 15-162001: 0.846 % of population aged 15-162002: 0.854 % of population aged 15-162003: 0.865 % of population aged 15-162004: 0.854 % of population aged 15-162005: 0.858 % of population aged 15-162006: 0.862 % of population aged 15-162007: 0.865 % of population aged 15-162008: 0.883 % of population aged 15-162009: 0.896 % of population aged 15-162011: 0.888 % of population aged 15-162012: 0.91 % of population aged 15-162013: 0.905 % of population aged 15-162014: 0.905 % of population aged 15-162015: 0.915 % of population aged 15-162016: 0.929 % of population aged 15-162017: 0.934 % of population aged 15-162018: 0.935 % of population aged 15-162019: 0.939 % of population aged 15-162020: 0.961 % of population aged 15-162021: 0.964 % of population aged 15-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-16.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 1.0% for enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1982.

Brazil ranks 16th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 15-16 Change
1981 0.6%
1982 0.5% -3.3%
1983 0.6% +2.7%
1984 0.6% -0.3%
1985 0.6% +1.2%
1986 0.6% -1.3%
1987 0.6% +0.6%
1988 0.6% +4.6%
1989 0.6% -0.1%
1990 0.6% +2.5%
1992 0.6% +5.9%
1993 0.7% +3.4%
1995 0.7% +7.4%
1996 0.7% +4.1%
1997 0.8% +5.2%
1998 0.8% +3.8%
1999 0.8% +2.5%
2001 0.8% +2.6%
2002 0.9% +1.0%
2003 0.9% +1.2%
2004 0.9% -1.2%
2005 0.9% +0.4%
2006 0.9% +0.5%
2007 0.9% +0.4%
2008 0.9% +2.1%
2009 0.9% +1.4%
2011 0.9% -0.8%
2012 0.9% +2.5%
2013 0.9% -0.5%
2014 0.9% -0.0%
2015 0.9% +1.1%
2016 0.9% +1.6%
2017 0.9% +0.5%
2018 0.9% +0.1%
2019 0.9% +0.4%
2020 1.0% +2.4%
2021 1.0% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 8
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2020s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 13 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
  2. 14 Puerto Rico 1.0% compare
  3. 15 South Africa 1.0% compare
  4. 17 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.0% compare
  5. 18 Argentina 1.0% compare
  6. 19 Kenya 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Brazil?
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Brazil was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 15-16 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 15-16 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for enrollment rate, aged 15-16?
Brazil ranks 16th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 15-16 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16)
Unit
% of population aged 15-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 912 data points, 1970–2021
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