Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Brazil
Brazil: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 30.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil stood at 30.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil peaked at 37.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 84th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 37.9% | — |
| 2002 | 37.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 32.2% | 37.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 30.6% | 36.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 30.5% | 33.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 81 Dominican Republic 31.6% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 31.1% compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 30.5% compare
- 85 Norway 30.4% compare
- 86 Lithuania 30.0% compare
- 87 Benin 29.9% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil was 30.5% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 37.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Brazil ranks 84th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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