Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2253 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil stood at 0.2253 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 0.2253 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0542 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 81st out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0542 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.0981 LPIA | +81.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1057 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1266 LPIA | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 0.183 LPIA | +44.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1758 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1389 LPIA | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1626 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1504 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1754 LPIA | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1977 LPIA | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1914 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1744 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1992 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1822 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1994 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2107 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2087 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2069 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2167 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2253 LPIA | +3.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2253 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3739 LPIA, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2253 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2636 LPIA, 85% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0542 LPIA | 0.0542 LPIA | 0.0542 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1378 LPIA | 0.0981 LPIA | 0.183 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1772 LPIA | 0.1389 LPIA | 0.1994 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2137 LPIA | 0.2069 LPIA | 0.2253 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (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 0.2253 LPIA 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 0.2253 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0542 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 81st out of 93 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 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release