Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Brazil

Brazil: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 20.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20.0%
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
52nd
of 153 countries
All-time high
22.8%
in 2013
All-time low
20.0%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Brazil, 2013–2018

05101520252013201520182013: 22.8 %2014: 22.4 %2015: 22 %2016: 21.7 %2017: 21.2 %2018: 20 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Brazil stood at 20.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 52nd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Brazil, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 22.8%
2014 22.4% -1.5%
2015 22.0% -2.1%
2016 21.7% -1.4%
2017 21.2% -2.0%
2018 20.0% -5.7%

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Brazil?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Brazil was 20.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2018.
How does Brazil rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Brazil ranks 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,217 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/