Brazil's adult literacy rose from 74.6 % in 1980 to 94.7 % in 2024.
Brazil's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 104.1 % in 2012 to 104.3 % in 2024.
Brazil · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Brazil's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 83.9 % in 1980 to 99.5 % in 2024.
Brazil's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 94.6 % in 2012 to 104.1 % in 2024.
Brazil's tertiary enrolment rose from 43.8 % in 2012 to 69.7 % in 2024.
Brazil's children out of school, primary fell from 1M in 2012 to 316,818 in 2024.
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- Tertiary attainmentup +0.8 pts52nd of 73
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)up +0.3 pts45th of 47
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +1.8 pts49th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs51st of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.3 yrs103rd of 145
- Learning povertydown −1.3 pts11th of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.1 pts30th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −0.7 pts75th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −0.5 %77th of 135
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- Primary completion rateNo data