Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil
Brazil: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.07 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.07 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil peaked at 1.18 index in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.07 index, in 2025.
That places Brazil 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.1 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.11 index | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.12 index | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 1.13 index | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.14 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.15 index | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.15 index | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.15 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.16 index | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.16 index | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.17 index | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.18 index | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.18 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.18 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.17 index | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.16 index | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.16 index | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.15 index | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.14 index | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.13 index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.13 index | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.13 index | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.13 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.13 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.14 index | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.14 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 index | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.13 index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.13 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.13 index | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.12 index | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 index | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.1 index | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 index | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.08 index | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.08 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 index | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.08 index | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.07 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.07 index | -0.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.07 index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.07 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.13 index | 1.1 index | 1.16 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.16 index | 1.14 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 index | 1.13 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 index | 1.08 index | 1.14 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.08 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More gender data for Brazil
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 38,780 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 177,295 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 177,295 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6283 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Brazil was 1.07 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 index in 1993.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 index in 2025.
- How does Brazil rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.