Students:
Brazil has made significant
improvements in mathematics, reading and science a cross PISA cycles, and the
share of low performers has significantly decreased. Average performance on
PISA 2012 remained below the OECD average in all three assessments.
A majority of 15-year-olds
are low performers in mathematics (67.1%, compared to the OECD average of 23%).
Compulsory education covers ages 4 to 17. Grade repetition (36.1%) is higher
than the average across OECD countries (12.4%).
Brazil’s attainment rates among
25-34 year-olds are similar to the OECD average in upper secondary education (45%
in Brazil, compared to the OECD average of 42%), and below the
OECD average in tertiary education
(15%, compared to the OECD average of 41%).
A lower share of students
in Brazil (8%) enroll in vocational education than the OECD average (46%). About
12% of tertiary education institutions are public, and admission is highly
competitive. Private tertiary institutions are regulated by the federal government,
and access is facilitated through incentive and scholarship schemes, in
particular for disadvantaged students.
Return s on tertiary
education in Brazil are high compared to OECD countries, and unemployment rates
for all attainment levels are below the OECD average.
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