Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Brazil

Brazil: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 6.87 million number in 2018. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2018)
6.87 million number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.55 million number
in 2002
All-time low
6.87 million number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Brazil, 1999–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1999200820181999: 8.2M number2000: 8.4M number2001: 8.5M number2002: 8.6M number2003: 7.7M number2004: 7.6M number2005: 7.5M number2007: 7.2M number2008: 7.3M number2009: 7.3M number2010: 7.2M number2011: 7.1M number2012: 7.0M number2013: 7.6M number2014: 7.3M number2015: 7.1M number2016: 7.0M number2017: 6.9M number2018: 6.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Brazil is 6.87 million number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 8.55 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.87 million number, in 2018.

That places Brazil 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.15 million number 8.15 million number 8.15 million number 1
2000s 7.77 million number 7.17 million number 8.55 million number 9
2010s 7.13 million number 6.87 million number 7.64 million number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 India 33.11 million number compare
  2. 2 China 25.03 million number compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 7.02 million number compare
  4. 5 United States 6.51 million number compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 4.23 million number compare
  6. 7 Mexico 4.12 million number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places β†’

More reference data data for Brazil

All data for Brazil β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Brazil?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Brazil was 6.87 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 8.55 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 6.87 million number in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.