Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location 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.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0541 LPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.1162 LPIA | +114.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1286 LPIA | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1701 LPIA | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2195 LPIA | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2119 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.176 LPIA | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.202 LPIA | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1935 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2164 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2532 LPIA | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2436 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2237 LPIA | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2505 LPIA | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2405 LPIA | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2556 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2693 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2588 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2621 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2742 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2932 LPIA | +6.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.2932 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.2932 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2932 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +114.9% | 0.0541 LPIA | 0.1162 LPIA |
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
- 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 0.2932 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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February 2026 Data Release