Brazil BR: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Upper Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data was reported at 61.503 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.070 % for 2022. Brazil BR: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Upper Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data is updated yearly, averaging 41.590 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.503 % in 2023 and a record low of 5.030 % in 1970. Brazil BR: Educational Attainment: At Least Completed Upper Secondary: Population 25+ Years: Female: % Cumulative data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

In 2024, over 63 percent of the population aged 25 or older residing in the Federal District of Brazil reported having completed high school education or higher. Around 2.6 percent of the population in this age group declared having no level of schooling.

BR: Tertiary Education: Teachers: % Female data was reported at 46.708 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 46.493 % for 2021. BR: Tertiary Education: Teachers: % Female data is updated yearly, averaging 43.734 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2022, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.768 % in 2002 and a record low of 20.708 % in 1970. BR: Tertiary Education: Teachers: % Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

In 2023, more than ** percent of the population aged 25 and older living in Brazil reported having a high school education or higher. Approximately *** percent of the population in this age group reported having no education.

Brazil BR: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female data was reported at 49.733 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 49.967 % for 2016. Brazil BR: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female data is updated yearly, averaging 51.316 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.965 % in 1974 and a record low of 49.733 % in 2017. Brazil BR: Secondary Education: Pupils: % Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

BR: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils data was reported at 956,632.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 978,202.000 Person for 2016. BR: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils data is updated yearly, averaging 1,013,839.500 Person from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,260,240.000 Person in 1998 and a record low of 452,342.000 Person in 2003. BR: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Sum;

From 2014 to 2023, the number of institutions offering higher education programs in Brazil increased until 2019. In 2020, there were ***** higher education institutions in Brazil. In 2023, the number of institutions increased again, reaching ***** in that year.

The number of basic education students in Brazil has fluctuated around ** million. In 2024, there were ***** million students in the country.

BR: Secondary Education: Duration data was reported at 7.000 Year in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.000 Year for 2022. BR: Secondary Education: Duration data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 Year from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Year in 2023 and a record low of 7.000 Year in 2023. BR: Secondary Education: Duration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Median;

Historical dataset showing Brazil education spending by year from 2001 to 2021.

The number of employees working in the educational sector in Brazil amounted to approximately *** million in 2022. Further, the number of companies and institutions legally registered in the educational sector grew in 2022.

Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative) in Brazil was reported at 14.55 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, male (cumulative) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

In 2023, Cogna Educação, formerly known as Kroton Educacional, was the leading company in the education sector in Brazil based on net revenue. The company generated more than *****billion Brazilian reals in revenue that year. Brazilian think tank Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) ranked tenth, with net revenues of nearly *** billion Brazilian reals.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in Brazil was reported at 8741996 Persons in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%) in Brazil was reported at 1.9727 % in 2018, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Science programmes, both sexes - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Brazil: Ratio of female to male students in tertiary level education: The latest value from 2022 is 1.32 percent, unchanged from 1.32 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 1.21 percent, based on data from 117 countries. Historically, the average for Brazil from 1970 to 2022 is 1.1 percent. The minimum value, 0.6 percent, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 1.32 percent was recorded in 2021.

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative) in Brazil was reported at 24.48 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Brazil - Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (cumulative) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

BR: Lower Secondary School Starting Age data was reported at 11.000 Year in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 11.000 Year for 2022. BR: Lower Secondary School Starting Age data is updated yearly, averaging 11.000 Year from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.000 Year in 2023 and a record low of 11.000 Year in 2023. BR: Lower Secondary School Starting Age data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Brazil – Table BR.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;;

Adult literacy rate of Brazil improved by 1.82% from 93.0 % in 2018 to 94.7 % in 2022. Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

The Brazilian national government's spending on education amounted to approximately 4.9 percent of the country's gross domestic product in 2022. Most of the spending was directed to the first levels of education, where the value invested by the government accounted for 3.58 percent of Brazil's GDP.