Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 7.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 7.8% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 88.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 7.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1980.
That places Brazil 65th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil was 7.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 65th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release