Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in Brazil

Brazil: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban was 1.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 67 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in Brazil, 1981–2021

00.20.40.60.811981200120211981: 0.763 % of urban population aged 6-161982: 0.781 % of urban population aged 6-161983: 0.798 % of urban population aged 6-161984: 0.807 % of urban population aged 6-161985: 0.814 % of urban population aged 6-161986: 0.813 % of urban population aged 6-161987: 0.819 % of urban population aged 6-161988: 0.832 % of urban population aged 6-161989: 0.828 % of urban population aged 6-161990: 0.844 % of urban population aged 6-161992: 0.854 % of urban population aged 6-161993: 0.868 % of urban population aged 6-161995: 0.885 % of urban population aged 6-161996: 0.898 % of urban population aged 6-161997: 0.908 % of urban population aged 6-161998: 0.923 % of urban population aged 6-161999: 0.933 % of urban population aged 6-162001: 0.941 % of urban population aged 6-162002: 0.946 % of urban population aged 6-162003: 0.95 % of urban population aged 6-162004: 0.95 % of urban population aged 6-162005: 0.954 % of urban population aged 6-162006: 0.958 % of urban population aged 6-162007: 0.957 % of urban population aged 6-162008: 0.962 % of urban population aged 6-162009: 0.964 % of urban population aged 6-162011: 0.966 % of urban population aged 6-162012: 0.97 % of urban population aged 6-162013: 0.969 % of urban population aged 6-162014: 0.971 % of urban population aged 6-162015: 0.974 % of urban population aged 6-162016: 0.979 % of urban population aged 6-162017: 0.981 % of urban population aged 6-162018: 0.982 % of urban population aged 6-162019: 0.984 % of urban population aged 6-162020: 0.987 % of urban population aged 6-162021: 0.984 % of urban population aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population aged 6-16.

Analysis

In 2021, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in Brazil stood at 1.0%.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 7th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban (% of urban population aged 6-16) in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of urban population aged 6-16 Change
1981 0.8%
1982 0.8% +2.3%
1983 0.8% +2.1%
1984 0.8% +1.2%
1985 0.8% +0.9%
1986 0.8% -0.1%
1987 0.8% +0.7%
1988 0.8% +1.6%
1989 0.8% -0.5%
1990 0.8% +1.9%
1992 0.9% +1.2%
1993 0.9% +1.7%
1995 0.9% +1.9%
1996 0.9% +1.5%
1997 0.9% +1.2%
1998 0.9% +1.6%
1999 0.9% +1.1%
2001 0.9% +0.9%
2002 0.9% +0.5%
2003 0.9% +0.4%
2004 0.9% +0.0%
2005 1.0% +0.4%
2006 1.0% +0.4%
2007 1.0% -0.1%
2008 1.0% +0.5%
2009 1.0% +0.2%
2011 1.0% +0.3%
2012 1.0% +0.4%
2013 1.0% -0.0%
2014 1.0% +0.2%
2015 1.0% +0.4%
2016 1.0% +0.5%
2017 1.0% +0.1%
2018 1.0% +0.2%
2019 1.0% +0.2%
2020 1.0% +0.3%
2021 1.0% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 9
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 8
2000s 1.0% 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. 4 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
  2. 5 Russian Federation 1.0% compare
  3. 6 Chile 1.0% compare
  4. 8 Georgia 1.0% compare
  5. 9 Argentina 1.0% compare
  6. 10 Panama 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in Brazil?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban in Brazil was 1.0% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban?
Brazil ranks 7th out of 67 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban 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, urban (% of urban population aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, urban (% of urban population aged 6-16)
Unit
% of urban population aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 836 data points, 1970–2021
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