Out-of-school adolescents in Brazil

In Brazil, 3.6% of adolescents of lower secondary school age were not in school in 2024.

Measure: Out-of-school rate, adolescents of lower secondary school age Unit: % of adolescents of lower secondary school age Data: 2012 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Brazil, 2024 3.6%nat_est (National estimate) % of adolescents of lower secondary school age
Change from 2022 −0.4percentage points 2022: 4.0%
Median of G20 countries, 2024 1.9% Middle value of 9 countries

Out-of-school adolescents in Brazil over time

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% of adolescents of lower secondary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Out-of-school rate, adolescents of lower secondary school age (% of adolescents of lower secondary school age), 2012 to 2024
Period Brazil
2024 3.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 4.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2021 4.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2020 3.5%nat_est (National estimate)
2019 3.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2018 3.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2017 4.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2016 3.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2015 5.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2014 4.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2013 2.8%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2012 4.7%nat_est (National estimate)

Flags: nat_est National estimate; uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 4.0% in 2022, a change of −0.4 percentage points.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2.8%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
ROFST.2.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2012 to 2024 for Brazil
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org