Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Brazil

Primary school enrollment in Brazil in 2017 — 96.3%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 137. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2017 96.3% +0.8 pp vs 2016
World rank 43of 137
Period maximum 98.1%2012
Period minimum 91.6%2007

Trend over time

1999–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Brazil, 1999–2017909294969810019992001200320052007200920112013201520171999: 96.9%2001: 98%2002: 95.7%2003: 93.2%2004: 94.4%2005: 94.9%2007: 91.6%2008: 97.5%2009: 95.5%2011: 95%2012: 98.1%2013: 93.8%2014: 94.8%2015: 94.7%2016: 95.5%2017: 96.3%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 96.3%
World 89.3%
South America computed 95.1%
Primary school enrollment — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 96.3 +0.8 pp
2016 95.5 +0.7 pp
2015 94.7 −0.1 pp
2014 94.8 +1.1 pp
2013 93.8 −4.3 pp
2012 98.1 +3.1 pp
2011 95
2009 95.5 −2 pp
2008 97.5 +6 pp
2007 91.6
2005 94.9 +0.4 pp
2004 94.4 +1.2 pp
2003 93.2 −2.6 pp
2002 95.7 −2.3 pp
2001 98
1999 96.9

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.