Brazil vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
16.7%
in 2023
Spain
16.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
36th
Spain rank
35th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 16.9% against 16.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 36th and Spain ranks 35th of 126 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 12.1% | 13.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 15.7% | 4.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.7% | 1.5% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Brazil or Spain?
- Spain, at 16.9% against 16.7% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 36th and Spain ranks 35th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education 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