Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 24.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil is 24.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 24.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 53rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.4% | 12.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 24.9% | 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)
- 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 24.9% 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 24.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 101 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 68.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release