Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.15 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil stood at 1.15 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3456 GPIA, in 1970.
That places Brazil 43rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.467 GPIA | 0.3456 GPIA | 0.5883 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7084 GPIA | 0.7084 GPIA | 0.7084 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9963 GPIA | 0.9402 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (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 1.15 GPIA 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 1.22 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3456 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 43rd out of 127 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 down 5.6%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release