Australia vs Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
33.3%
in 2023
Brazil
32.3%
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Brazil rank
32nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 33.3% against 32.3% in Brazil, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 29th and Brazil ranks 32nd of 124 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 30.1% | 6.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 34.7% | 1.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 32.3% | 2.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 33.3% against 32.3% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Brazil?
- 1.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 29th and Brazil ranks 32nd of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release