How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Brazil ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2011.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brazil

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brazil
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Brazil: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.04 years in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)

9.04 years

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

101st

of 188 countries

All-time high

11.09 years

in 1999

All-time low

9.04 years

in 2011

Years of data

1999–2011

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brazil, 1999–2011

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2011, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brazil stood at 9.04 years. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brazil peaked at 11.09 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 9.04 years, in 2011.

Brazil ranks 101st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	11.09 years	11.09 years	11.09 years	1
2000s	9.86 years	9.08 years	10.76 years	8
2010s	9.04 years	9.04 years	9.04 years	1

Countries ranked near Brazil

98 Latvia 9.06 years compare
99 Czechia 9.05 years compare
100 Mongolia 9.04 years compare
102 Burundi 9.04 years compare
103 Malaysia 9.04 years compare
104 Estonia 9.01 years compare

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More reference data data for Brazil

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brazil?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Brazil was 9.04 years in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 11.09 years in 1999.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 9.04 years in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Brazil ranks 101st out of 188 countries with data for 2011.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.