200,000 teachers without Certificate o Great differences exist between rural and urban schools. Schools in cities receive more and better resources. Education is compulsory for ages seven through to 14.
Public education is free at all levels.
Non-profit private schools are also eligible to receive public funding. The 1988 Brazilian Constitution allocates 25 percent of state and local tax revenues to education. Significant advances have been made in the Brazilian educational structure in the last 25 years. In 1964, there were ten million students attending school at all levels. Absences and malnutrition Absence and malnutrition One of the biggest educational problems in Brazil is school non-attendance.