Out-of-school children in Brazil

Name: Out-of-school children in Brazil
Creator: UNESCO UIS
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In Brazil, 2.2% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2012.

Out-of-school rate, children of primary school age % of children of primary school age Data: 2012 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS

The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.

Brazil, 2024 2.2%nat_est % of children of primary school age

Change from 2022 −1.2percentage points 2022: 3.3%

Median of G20 countries, 2024 0.3% Middle value of 9 countries

Position in 2024 77th of 120 See the full ranking

Out-of-school children in Brazil over time

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% of children of primary 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, children of primary school age (% of children of primary school age), 2012 to 2024
Period	Brazil
2024	2.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2022	3.3%nat_est (National estimate)
2021	4.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2020	4.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2019	3.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2018	4.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2017	4.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2016	4.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2015	4.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2014	4.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2013	4.5%nat_est (National estimate)
2012	6.5%nat_est (National estimate)

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

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In short

The previous available figure was 3.3% in 2022, a change of −1.2 percentage points.
Since 2013, when it was 4.5%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
Among the 120 countries with data for 2024, Brazil has the 77th highest value.

More for Brazil

All statistics for Brazil

Out-of-school adolescents 3.6%nat_est 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 97.8%nat_est 2024 · UNESCO UIS ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 19.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 97.6% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 91.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 75.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS

Source and dates

Original producer: UNESCO UIS
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code: ROFST.1.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