Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2932 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil is 0.2932 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 0.2932 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0541 LPIA, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 66th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0541 LPIA | 0.0541 LPIA | 0.0541 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1692 LPIA | 0.1162 LPIA | 0.2195 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2255 LPIA | 0.176 LPIA | 0.2556 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2715 LPIA | 0.2588 LPIA | 0.2932 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 63 Serbia 0.329 LPIA compare
- 64 Dominican Republic 0.3095 LPIA compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3039 LPIA compare
- 67 Iran 0.291 LPIA compare
- 68 Tajikistan 0.2846 LPIA compare
- 69 Bangladesh 0.2767 LPIA compare
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 0.2932 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 0.2932 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0541 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 66th out of 87 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 15.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release