Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Brazil

Brazil: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 74 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.679 % of population with low education aged 6-161982: 0.701 % of population with low education aged 6-161983: 0.724 % of population with low education aged 6-161984: 0.734 % of population with low education aged 6-161985: 0.743 % of population with low education aged 6-161986: 0.75 % of population with low education aged 6-161987: 0.76 % of population with low education aged 6-161988: 0.773 % of population with low education aged 6-161989: 0.772 % of population with low education aged 6-161990: 0.78 % of population with low education aged 6-161992: 0.866 % of population with low education aged 6-161993: 0.88 % of population with low education aged 6-161995: 0.895 % of population with low education aged 6-161996: 0.866 % of population with low education aged 6-161997: 0.887 % of population with low education aged 6-161998: 0.907 % of population with low education aged 6-161999: 0.92 % of population with low education aged 6-162001: 0.933 % of population with low education aged 6-162002: 0.939 % of population with low education aged 6-162003: 0.943 % of population with low education aged 6-162004: 0.942 % of population with low education aged 6-162005: 0.946 % of population with low education aged 6-162006: 0.95 % of population with low education aged 6-162007: 0.952 % of population with low education aged 6-162008: 0.958 % of population with low education aged 6-162009: 0.961 % of population with low education aged 6-162011: 0.964 % of population with low education aged 6-162012: 0.968 % of population with low education aged 6-162013: 0.969 % of population with low education aged 6-162014: 0.971 % of population with low education aged 6-162015: 0.974 % of population with low education aged 6-162016: 0.979 % of population with low education aged 6-162017: 0.98 % of population with low education aged 6-162018: 0.981 % of population with low education aged 6-162019: 0.983 % of population with low education aged 6-162020: 0.987 % of population with low education aged 6-162021: 0.983 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Brazil is 1.0%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 12th of 74 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 6-16, primary education and below in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1981 0.7%
1982 0.7% +3.3%
1983 0.7% +3.3%
1984 0.7% +1.4%
1985 0.7% +1.2%
1986 0.8% +1.0%
1987 0.8% +1.3%
1988 0.8% +1.8%
1989 0.8% -0.2%
1990 0.8% +1.0%
1992 0.9% +11.0%
1993 0.9% +1.6%
1995 0.9% +1.7%
1996 0.9% -3.2%
1997 0.9% +2.4%
1998 0.9% +2.2%
1999 0.9% +1.5%
2001 0.9% +1.4%
2002 0.9% +0.6%
2003 0.9% +0.4%
2004 0.9% -0.1%
2005 0.9% +0.5%
2006 1.0% +0.5%
2007 1.0% +0.2%
2008 1.0% +0.7%
2009 1.0% +0.3%
2011 1.0% +0.4%
2012 1.0% +0.4%
2013 1.0% +0.1%
2014 1.0% +0.1%
2015 1.0% +0.4%
2016 1.0% +0.5%
2017 1.0% +0.2%
2018 1.0% +0.1%
2019 1.0% +0.2%
2020 1.0% +0.4%
2021 1.0% -0.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 9 Hungary 1.0% compare
  2. 10 Mauritius 1.0% compare
  3. 11 Argentina 1.0% compare
  4. 13 Moldova 1.0% compare
  5. 14 Russia 1.0% compare
  6. 15 Puerto Rico 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Brazil?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Brazil was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
Brazil ranks 12th out of 74 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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