Brazil vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
19.3%
in 2023
Spain
18.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
Spain rank
25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 19.3% against 18.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 25th of 123 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 13.6% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 15.6% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 0.0% | Spain |
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?
- Brazil, at 19.3% against 18.9% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Brazil 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 22nd and Spain ranks 25th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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