Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Brazil
Brazil: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) was 62,597 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Brazil, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 62,597 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Brazil peaked at 62,597 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24,461, in 2007.
Brazil ranks 8th of 142 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36,498 | — |
| 1999 | 40,250 | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 40,282 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 47,503 | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 45,568 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 46,355 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 49,090 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 53,891 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 24,461 | -54.6% |
| 2008 | 25,990 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 28,703 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 31,605 | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 34,839 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 38,265 | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 41,491 | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 44,497 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 47,877 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 50,260 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 51,953 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 53,032 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 54,934 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 58,065 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 62,164 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 62,257 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61,484 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 62,597 | +1.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 62,597 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,292, 27.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 62,597 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 405.5, 154.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -54.6% | 53,891 | 24,461 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,374 | 36,498 | 40,250 | 2 |
| 2000s | 40,205 | 24,461 | 53,891 | 9 |
| 2010s | 44,875 | 31,605 | 54,934 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,313 | 58,065 | 62,597 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Brazil?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Brazil was 62,597 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 62,597 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,461 in 2007.
- How does Brazil rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- Brazil ranks 8th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release