Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 24.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 24.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 24.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 61st of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.0% | — |
| 1976 | 3.2% | +214.3% |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +29.3% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +66.1% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 24.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 24.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +214.3% | 1.0% | 3.2% |
| 1992 | +66.1% | 4.1% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.5% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.0% | 24.5% | 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 24.5% 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 24.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 61st out of 128 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 66.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release