Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil

Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2253 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2253 LPIA
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
81st
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.2253 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.0542 LPIA
in 1980
Years of data
21
1980–2024

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1980–2024

0.050.10.150.20.251980200220241980: 0.054 LPIA2004: 0.098 LPIA2006: 0.106 LPIA2007: 0.127 LPIA2008: 0.183 LPIA2009: 0.176 LPIA2010: 0.139 LPIA2011: 0.163 LPIA2012: 0.15 LPIA2013: 0.175 LPIA2014: 0.198 LPIA2015: 0.191 LPIA2016: 0.174 LPIA2017: 0.199 LPIA2018: 0.182 LPIA2019: 0.199 LPIA2020: 0.211 LPIA2021: 0.209 LPIA2022: 0.207 LPIA2023: 0.217 LPIA2024: 0.225 LPIA

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 78 Bulgaria 0.2529 LPIA compare
  2. 79 Mexico 0.2432 LPIA compare
  3. 80 Romania 0.2307 LPIA compare
  4. 82 Cambodia 0.2175 LPIA compare
  5. 83 Colombia 0.2117 LPIA compare
  6. 84 El Salvador 0.1892 LPIA compare

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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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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
93 places, 1,472 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release