Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brazil

Brazil: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 4.61 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4.61 million number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 187 countries
All-time high
4.73 million number
in 2016
All-time low
4.14 million number
in 2007
Years of data
16
2002–2018

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brazil, 2002–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2002201020182002: 4.4M number2003: 4.2M number2004: 4.6M number2005: 4.5M number2007: 4.1M number2008: 4.2M number2009: 4.2M number2010: 4.2M number2011: 4.3M number2012: 4.3M number2013: 4.6M number2014: 4.7M number2015: 4.6M number2016: 4.7M number2017: 4.7M number2018: 4.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brazil is 4.61 million number, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brazil peaked at 4.73 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.14 million number, in 2007.

Brazil ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in Brazil, 2002 to 2018.
Year number Change
2002 4.43 million number —
2003 4.16 million number -5.9%
2004 4.59 million number +10.3%
2005 4.54 million number -1.2%
2007 4.14 million number -8.9%
2008 4.16 million number +0.7%
2009 4.17 million number +0.2%
2010 4.22 million number +1.1%
2011 4.29 million number +1.7%
2012 4.34 million number +1.2%
2013 4.62 million number +6.4%
2014 4.66 million number +0.8%
2015 4.59 million number -1.5%
2016 4.73 million number +3.0%
2017 4.70 million number -0.6%
2018 4.61 million number -1.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 4.61 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 105,584 number, 43.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 4.61 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62,010 number, 74.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.31 million number 4.14 million number 4.59 million number 7
2010s 4.53 million number 4.22 million number 4.73 million number 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 China 20.70 million number compare
  2. 3 United States 6.25 million number compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 5.63 million number compare
  4. 6 Bangladesh 3.66 million number compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 3.46 million number compare
  6. 8 Turkey 2.99 million number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brazil?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Brazil was 4.61 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4.73 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 4.14 million number in 2007.
How does Brazil rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/