Brazil
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
22% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
14,645,416 (UIS, 2023)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
21,256,556 (UIS, 2023)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
(% of women aged 20-24)26%
Source: UNSDG , 2006
Adolescent birth rate
(per 1,000 women ages 15-19)43
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2021
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
No data available
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
(% of married or in-union women 15-49)58%
Source: DHS , 1996
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
(Years)12
Source: UIS , 2022
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
No data available
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
Percentage of schoolsNo data available
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
Women as a percentageSource: UIS , 2021
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
Men as a percentageSource: UIS , 2021
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
% GDP spent on educationSource: UIS , 2020
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
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Female 47%
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Male 40%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
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Female 27%
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Male 31%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
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Female 53%
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Male 59%
Female: UNESCO, 2018
Male: UNESCO, 2018
Youth not in education, employment or training
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Female 26%
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Male 16%
Female: ILO, 2022
Male: ILO, 2022
Completion rate
Primary school age
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Female 96%
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Male 95%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school age
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Female 89%
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Male 81%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Upper secondary school age
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Female 75%
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Male 65%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
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Female 0%
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Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Lower secondary school
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Female 1%
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Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
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Female 7%
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Male 8%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
3
Enshrines right to education without discrimination
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
2
No explicit protection of the right to education of pregnant and parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Project/Program
Association for Cohesive Development of the Amazon (ADCAM), Brazil
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
COVID-19 Initiative: Objectives to address the Immediate and Long-term Implications of the Pandemic on Girls' Education
Government Programs Back to Top
Transforming Education Summit National Statement of Commitment Back to Top
