Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 3.7% in 2024. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1980β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil stood at 3.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 100.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 3.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1980.
Brazil ranks 79th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 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 3.7% 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 3.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 79th out of 95 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 100.2%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release