Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Brazil
Brazil: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 14.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Brazil, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in information and communication in Brazil stood at 14.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in information and communication in Brazil peaked at 32.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2017.
Brazil ranks 75th of 85 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.1% | — |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 14.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.7%, 42% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 14.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.2%, 56% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 18.4% | 32.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.6% | 18.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 female share of graduates in information and communication in Brazil?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Brazil was 14.6% 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 information and communication recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Brazil ranks 75th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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.