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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Brazil: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Brazil is placed joint 72nd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 2.187 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 93.15 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
joint72nd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 2.187Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 93.15Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 72.18Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- —Government Spending on Education, 2023No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Brazil on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Brazil’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.187
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Brazil: 2.187. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in South America
- 0.035 Uruguay
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 0.735 · Bolivia 9.251 · Colombia 7.325 · France 0.204 · Guyana 17.98 · Peru 0.156 · Paraguay 13.33 · Suriname 16.22 · Uruguay 0.035 · Venezuela 0.554
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Brazil’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
93.15
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Brazil: 93.15. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in South America
- 99.8 Peru
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 94.03 · Bolivia 79.65 · Colombia 97.56 · France 99.76 · Guyana 77.98 · Peru 99.8 · Paraguay 74.97 · Suriname 86.53 · Uruguay 88.84 · Venezuela 85.39
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
72.18
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Brazil: 72.18. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in South America
- 86.87 Chile
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 68.55 · Bolivia 82.46 · Colombia 67.13 · France 87.56 · Guyana 70.7 · Peru 86.72 · Paraguay 68.65 · Suriname 34.48 · Uruguay 42.64 · Venezuela 44.46
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2023 figure for Brazil, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in South America
- 7.894 Bolivia
- Land neighbours
- Argentina 5.003 · Bolivia 7.894 · Peru 4.245 · Paraguay 3.394 · Suriname 2.866 · Uruguay 4.765
02Over time
Which way Brazil is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
BrazilWorld median
Brazil fell from 6.474 in 2012 to 2.187 in 2024; the world median went from 3.408 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Brazil World median 2024 2.19 3.691 2023 — 3.393 2022 3.34 3.002 2021 4.81 3.330 2020 4.15 2.678 2019 3.95 2.758 2018 4.74 2.439 2017 4.24 2.907 2016 4.41 2.954 2015 4.77 3.052 2014 4.42 3.904 2013 4.53 3.413 2012 6.47 3.408 2011 — 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 — 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
BrazilWorld median
Brazil rose from 75.86 in 2012 to 93.15 in 2024; the world median went from 85.43 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Brazil World median 2024 93.1 85.9 2023 — 87.6 2022 90.9 87.7 2021 89.8 87.0 2020 93.6 88.3 2019 93.7 88.8 2018 92.7 89.6 2017 91.1 87.4 2016 90.8 87.9 2015 85.6 88.2 2014 86.3 89.2 2013 83.1 88.0 2012 75.9 85.4 2011 — 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
BrazilWorld median
Brazil rose from 44.77 in 2000 to 72.18 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Brazil World median 2025 72.2 64.9 2024 71.5 65.0 2023 70.7 64.2 2022 69.8 63.6 2021 69.0 62.9 2020 68.0 62.2 2019 66.7 61.5 2018 65.0 60.9 2017 63.2 60.5 2016 61.5 60.1 2015 59.9 58.9 2014 58.7 57.0 2013 57.9 54.7 2012 57.3 52.4 2011 56.6 50.9 2010 55.8 49.5 2009 55.1 48.5 2008 54.3 47.4 2007 53.4 46.2 2006 52.5 45.0 2005 51.7 43.8 2004 50.9 42.9 2003 49.9 41.6 2002 48.5 40.3 2001 46.7 39.0 2000 44.8 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
BrazilWorld median
Brazil rose from 3.949 in 2000 to 5.619 in 2022; the world median went from 3.886 to 4.057.
Every year’s figures
Year Brazil World median 2023 — 3.7092 2022 5.62 4.0570 2021 5.50 4.2611 2020 5.77 4.4056 2019 5.96 4.1407 2018 6.09 4.2159 2017 6.32 4.1401 2016 6.31 4.2342 2015 6.24 4.2386 2014 5.95 4.2005 2013 5.84 4.3493 2012 5.86 4.0348 2011 5.74 3.9987 2010 5.65 4.1396 2009 5.46 4.6638 2008 5.27 4.4226 2007 4.97 4.1717 2006 4.87 4.0593 2005 4.48 4.0557 2004 3.97 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 3.75 4.0173 2001 3.84 4.1002 2000 3.95 3.8861
03In context
Brazil beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Brazil and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France | 10th | 0.204 | 99.76 | 87.56 | — |
 Peru | =19th | 0.156 | 99.8 | 86.72 | 4.245 |
 Argentinacompare | 47th | 0.735 | 94.03 | 68.55 | 5.003 |
 Uruguay | 55th | 0.035 | 88.84 | 42.64 | 4.765 |
| Brazil | =72nd | 2.187 | 93.15 | 72.18 | — |
 Bolivia | 82nd | 9.251 | 79.65 | 82.46 | 7.894 |
 Venezuela | 89th | 0.554 | 85.39 | 44.46 | — |
 Colombia | 92nd | 7.325 | 97.56 | 67.13 | — |
 Paraguay | =144th | 13.33 | 74.97 | 68.65 | 3.394 |
 Guyana | 148th | 17.98 | 77.98 | 70.7 | — |
 Suriname | 157th | 16.22 | 86.53 | 34.48 | 2.866 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South America
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Brazil in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Brazil is ahead of the world, and behind
37 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Brazil does better than the middle country measured.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.8490.619▲ Improved since 2015
Brazil: 0.849 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 37th of 176 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.19104.1493.19▲ Improved since 2014
Brazil: 104.14 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 27th of 109 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3415.7913.34No real change since 2013
Brazil: 15.79 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 51st of 195 · derived.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5916.1214.59▲ Improved since 2014
Brazil: 16.12 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 77 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2299.4698.22No earlier reading
Brazil: 99.46 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7769.7352.77▲ Improved since 2014
Brazil: 69.73 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 30th of 95 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9382.4165.93▲ Improved since 2014
Brazil: 82.41 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 39th of 120 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3433.5726.343▲ Improved since 2014
Brazil: 3.572 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.1940.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Brazil: 1.194 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 33rd of 84 · derived.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8119.0617.81▼ Worsened since 2012
Brazil: 19.06 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 27th of 68 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95903.2701.95No earlier reading
Brazil: 903.2 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 64th of 145 · derived.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9994.7493.99No earlier reading
Brazil: 94.74 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 81st of 172 · derived.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.3551.244▼ Worsened since 2014
Brazil: 1.355 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 95 · derived.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Brazil does worse than the middle country measured.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2189.289.21▲ Improved since 2015
Brazil: 89.2 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 164 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32413.24414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Brazil: 413.24 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 88th of 172 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9417.8737.941▲ Improved since 2010
Brazil: 7.873 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 88th of 172 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0246.934.02No earlier reading
Brazil: 46.9 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 53rd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.7655.265.76▲ Improved since 2013
Brazil: 55.2 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 56th of 95 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5949.6658.59No earlier reading
Brazil: 49.66 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4392.9697.43No real change since 2015
Brazil: 92.96 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 165 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0843.560.08No earlier reading
Brazil: 43.5 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9338.4259.933No real change since 2013
Brazil: 8.425 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 124th of 193 · derived.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35410.36440.35▲ Improved since 2012
Brazil: 410.36 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 51st of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.828.843.8No earlier reading
Brazil: 28.8 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10097.93100No real change since 2016
Brazil: 97.93 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.926.6248.9No earlier reading
Brazil: 26.62 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93403446.93▲ Improved since 2012
Brazil: 403 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 61st of 79 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.5240.446No earlier reading
Brazil: 0.524 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 34th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09378.69442.09▲ Improved since 2012
Brazil: 378.69 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 79 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6638.2798.66▲ Improved since 2019
Brazil: 38.27 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4940.2655.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Brazil: 0.265 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 75 · derived.
No better end6
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,240191,7272,240No real change since 2022
Brazil: 191,727 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6015.5855.601Moved since 2014
Brazil: 5.585 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3531.3134.35Moved since 2018
Brazil: 31.31 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.330.5235.3Moved since 2014
Brazil: 30.52 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 212No earlier reading
Brazil: 1 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2790.8695.279Moved since 2013
Brazil: 0.869 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
No current reading for Brazil
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2018), Female Share of Researchers, Government Spending on Education (last 2022), Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education (last 2023) and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Brazil’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is Brazil’s 9th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technology4th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 46th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture52nd of 1844/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions57th of 1944/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 56th of 1824/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing63rd of 2004/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties70th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability67th of 1864/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 72nd of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality69th of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital87th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade80th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience109th of 1934/4 keys
- Peace & Security106th of 1774/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality113th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Brazil can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keysHighest in South America
Peru=19th4/4 keysThis page
Brazil=72nd3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Brazil on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Brazil rank on education & knowledge?
Brazil is placed joint 72nd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Upper Secondary Completion Rate). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Brazil?
2.187 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Brazil?
93.15 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Brazil compare with France on education & knowledge?
France is placed 10th of 198, and Brazil joint 72nd. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: France 0.204, Brazil 2.187; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: France 99.76, Brazil 93.15; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: France 87.56, Brazil 72.18.
How have Brazil’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 6.474 in 2012 to 2.187 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 75.86 in 2012 to 93.15 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 44.77 in 2000 to 72.18 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.949 in 2000 to 5.619 in 2022.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Brazil?
No current reading is published for Brazil on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of Researchers, Government Spending on Education, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education and Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 37 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Brazil’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Brazil (banner) — Luis Rizo derivative work: Jjtkk, Public domain
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Brazil: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/brazil/education