Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Brazil
Brazil: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 58.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Brazil, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 58.0% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Brazil peaked at 58.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2003.
Brazil ranks 44th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 51.1% | — |
| 2002 | 50.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 52.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 50.4% | 53.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 55.3% | 58.4% | 7 |
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 female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Brazil?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Brazil was 58.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2003.
- How does Brazil rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Brazil ranks 44th out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.