Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 22.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 22.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Brazil peaked at 22.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 63rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.0% | — |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +117.7% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +42.3% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 21.4% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +3.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 22.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 22.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +117.7% | 2.0% | 4.3% |
| 1992 | +42.3% | 5.0% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.3% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 60 Malaysia 23.3% compare
- 61 Tajikistan 22.9% compare
- 62 Palestine 22.8% compare
- 64 East Timor 22.7% compare
- 65 North Macedonia 22.5% compare
- 66 Iran 22.5% 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 22.7% 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 22.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 63rd out of 129 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 72.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release