Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Brazil

Brazil: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 4.82 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4.82 million number
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
4th
of 105 countries
All-time high
4.82 million number
in 2018
All-time low
4.17 million number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Brazil, 2013–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2013201520182013: 4.2M number2014: 4.5M number2015: 4.6M number2016: 4.6M number2017: 4.7M number2018: 4.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 4.82 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 4th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 India 14.95 million number compare
  2. 2 China 13.02 million number compare
  3. 3 United States 4.95 million number compare
  4. 5 Mexico 2.05 million number compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 1.88 million number compare
  6. 7 Philippines 1.75 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Brazil?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Brazil was 4.82 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 4.82 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 4.17 million number in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.