Brazil
Background Information
Region
Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank income group
Upper middle income
Percent of population aged 10-24
23% (UNFPA, 2020)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
No data available
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
No data available
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)
59
Source: UN Human Development Reports, 2018
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, 2019
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure % GDP spent on education
Source: UIS, 2017
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
No data available
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
No data available
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 96%
-
Male 94%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 89%
-
Male 82%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 73%
-
Male 62%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Lower secondary school
-
Female 1%
-
Male 1%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Upper secondary school
-
Female 12%
-
Male 12%
Female: UIS, 2018
Male: UIS, 2018
Programs Back to Top
Project/Program
Accelerated Learning Program
Project/Program
Association for Cohesive Development of the Amazon (ADCAM), Brazil
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
COVID-19 Initiative: Objectives to address the Immediate and Long-term Implications of the Pandemic on Girls' Education
Project/Program
Community Action Plan
Project/Program
Cummins Technical Education for Communities
Project/Program
Financial Education for Girls Program
Advocacy Campaign/Project
Gender Equity Initiative
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Gender Equity/Education Funding
Project/Program
Program for the Expansion and Improvement of Early Childhood Education in the State of Espírito Santo
Project/Program
Teacher Professional Development
Research Project/Report/Study
The COVID-19 Crisis and its Impact on Global Education
Project/Program
Unlocking Talent Through Technology
Project/Program
Youth Clubs
Project/Program
Youth Living Peace