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South America > Brazil > Education

BRAZILIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 4.09 % of GNI Time series [83rd of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 4.9 [69th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 799,691 Time series [12th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 4.408 per 1,000 people Time series [73rd of 150]
Duration of compulsory education 8 years [120th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 4 [180th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 7 [65th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 19,380,387 Time series [6th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.108 per capita Time series [96th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 26,789,210 Time series [3rd of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 149.748 per 1,000 people Time series [5th of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 3,579,252 Time series [6th of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 20.008 per 1,000 people Time series [74th of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 47.85% Time series [124th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 51.56% Time series [23rd of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 56.47% Time series [36th of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 96% Time series [56th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 96% Time series [54th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 97% Time series [43rd of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 4.5% Time series [60th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 10.9% Time series [62nd of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 4.2% [78th of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 12% [73rd of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 38.3% [56th of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 40.1% [35th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 21.6% [38th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 80.5% Time series [61st of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 75.8% Time series [55th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 84.5% Time series [52nd of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 105 Time series [13th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 110 Time series [11th of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 111 Time series [8th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 71.3% [56th of 135]
Expenditure per student, primary > % of GDP per capita 10.8 % Time series [79th of 101]
Expenditure per student, secondary > % of GDP per capita 11.18 % Time series [80th of 93]
Expenditure per student, tertiary > % of GDP per capita 48.87 % Time series [24th of 81]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 48.1% [117th of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 51.6% [22nd of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 78.34 [6th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 0.93 Time series [145th of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1.1 Time series [17th of 172]
Girls to boys ratio, tertiary level enrolment 1.32 Time series [46th of 139]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 116.6 % Time series [27th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 126.54 % Time series [20th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 117.21 % Time series [31st of 157]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 10 800 hours [21st of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11 800 hours [24th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12 800 hours [31st of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13 800 hours [34th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9 800 hours [19th of 38]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 11.9% Time series [75th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 12% Time series [64th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 11.9% Time series [79th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 15,301,500 Time series [9th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 84.349 per 1,000 people Time series [71st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 7,487,900 Time series [8th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 41.277 per 1,000 people Time series [60th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 7,813,600 Time series [9th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 43.072 per 1,000 people Time series [74th of 138]
Library employees 518 [13th of 68]
    Library employees (per capita) 0.00278326 per 1,000 people [59th of 68]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 88.8% Time series [5th of 157]
Literacy > Male 88.4% Time series [12th of 156]
Literacy > Total population 88.6% Time series [10th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 88.81 % Time series [48th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 88.41 % Time series [61st of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 88.62 % Time series [56th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 97.9 % Time series [43rd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 95.78 % Time series [56th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.84 % Time series [50th of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 96.8% Time series [16th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 95.8% Time series [21st of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 97.9% Time series [11th of 138]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 72.75 % Time series [62nd of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 111.37 % Time series [5th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 109.95 % Time series [10th of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 108.23 % Time series [9th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 4 years Time series [177th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 18,919,120 Time series [6th of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.104 per capita Time series [107th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 47.72 % female Time series [124th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 877,204 Time series [5th of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 4.836 per 1,000 people Time series [79th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 89.73 % female Time series [21st of 153]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 30-39 36% [2nd of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 40-49 22% [21st of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 50-59 5% [23rd of 24]
Primary teacher age > Proportion aged 60+ 1% [17th of 20]
Primary teacher age > Proportion under 30 35% [2nd of 24]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 7.9 [73rd of 148]
Progression to secondary level 101 [5th of 97]
Progression to secondary school > % 84.04 % Time series [82nd of 123]
Public spending on education, total > % of GDP 4.15 % Time series [76th of 136]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 10.86 % Time series [63rd of 103]
Public spending on private institutions 2.8% [26th of 29]
Public spending on public institutions 97.2% [5th of 31]
Public spending per student > Primary level 12.5 [77th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 12.6 [96th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 72.8 [40th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 21.57 Time series [80th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 70.8 [84th of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 26 [71st of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 19.2 [50th of 121]
Ratio of female to male enrollments in tertiary education 132.17 Time series [48th of 137]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 94.49 Time series [132nd of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 110.64 Time series [20th of 162]
Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education > % 105.12 % Time series [40th of 157]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 102.21 % Time series [9th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 19.95 % Time series [15th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 21.06 % Time series [15th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 21.84 % Time series [15th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 23.8 [14th of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level 10.8 [26th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 67.54 % gross Time series [55th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 67.5 % gross Time series [53rd of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 67.57 % gross Time series [52nd of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 140.96 % gross Time series [2nd of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 92.93 % net Time series [58th of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 136.9 % gross Time series [1st of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 144.89 % gross Time series [1st of 174]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 9.12 % Time series [60th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 102.03 % gross Time series [27th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 75.67 % net Time series [55th of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 107.27 % gross Time series [19th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 78.13 % net Time series [52nd of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 96.96 % gross Time series [37th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 73.28 % net Time series [57th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 10.89 % Time series [59th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 22.28 % gross Time series [73rd of 141]
School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross 25.4 % gross Time series [70th of 137]
School enrollment, tertiary, male > % gross 19.22 % gross Time series [73rd of 137]
School life expectancy > Female 13.6 years [34th of 96]
School life expectancy > Male 13.2 years [36th of 97]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary 14 years Time series [5th of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Female 15 years Time series [3rd of 93]
School life expectancy > Primary to tertiary > Male 14 years Time series [5th of 93]
School life expectancy > Total 13.4 years [37th of 110]
Schools connected to the Internet > % 50 % Time series [26th of 39]
Scientific and technical journal articles 8,684 Time series [16th of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 24,140,230 Time series [3rd of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.133 per 1,000 people Time series [7th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 24,592,570 Time series [3rd of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.136 per capita Time series [10th of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 51.75 % female Time series [16th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 1,469,950 Time series [4th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 8.103 per 1,000 people Time series [30th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 81.81 % female Time series [4th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 452,342 Time series [22nd of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 2.494 per 1,000 people Time series [114th of 183]
Teachers as percentage of labor force 3.9% [21st of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Lower secondary 40 weeks per year [11th of 36]
Teaching weeks per year > Primary 40 weeks per year [12th of 36]
Tertiary enrollment 16.5% [77th of 151]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 26.1 % Time series [52nd of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 27.6 % Time series [38th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 24.5 % Time series [51st of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 20.2 % Time series [63rd of 77]
Universities > Top 200 1 [26th of 31]
    Universities > Top 200 (per $ GDP) 0.002 per $1 billion of GDP [27th of 30]
    Universities > Top 200 (per capita) 0.005 per capita [29th of 31]
Universities > Top 500 4 [24th of 38]
    Universities > Top 500 (per $ GDP) 0.007 per $1 billion of GDP [30th of 37]
    Universities > Top 500 (per capita) 0.021 per capita [34th of 38]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1.02 Time series [5th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The Times, 2005; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, Republica Federativa do Brasil, Brasil

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Jenania
23rd April 2009 		Wow!!! I really didn't even know all of that!!! Thanks!!!

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