Australia vs Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
8.3%
in 2023
Brazil
8.9%
in 2023
Australia rank
92nd
Brazil rank
89th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.9% against 8.3% in Australia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 92nd and Brazil ranks 89th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.6% | 3.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 10.7% | 2.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 10.2% | 1.9% | Brazil |
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?
- Brazil, at 8.9% against 8.3% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.6%, with Brazil 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 92nd and Brazil ranks 89th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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