Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Brazil
Brazil: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Brazil, 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil is 1.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil peaked at 1.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.
Brazil ranks 57th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.2% | — |
| 1998 | 1.0% | -12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 3 |
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 government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Brazil was 1.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Brazil ranks 57th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release