Brazil
History & Background, Constitutional & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education
| BASIC DATA | |
| Official Country Name: | Federative Republic of Brazil |
| Region: | South America |
| Population: | 172,860,370 |
| Language(s): | Portuguese, Spanish, English, French |
| Literacy Rate: | 83.3% |
| Academic Year: | January-December |
| Number of Primary Schools: | 196,479 |
| Compulsory Schooling: | 8 years |
| Public Expenditure on Education: | 5.1% |
| Educational Enrollment: | Primary: 34,229,388 |
| Secondary: 6,405,057 | |
| Higher: 1,716,263 | |
| Educational Enrollment Rate: | Primary: 125% |
| Secondary: 56% | |
| Higher: 14% | |
| Teachers: | Primary: 1,413,607 |
| Secondary: 352,894 | |
| Higher: 141,482 | |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | Primary: 24:1 |
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