Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female in Brazil
Brazil: Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 87.9% for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female in Brazil peaked at 87.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34.6% | — |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 47.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.0% | 34.6% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 52.7% | 69.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 72.2% | 87.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Costa Rica 106.3% compare
- 5 Uruguay 95.0% compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 91.4% compare
- 8 Panama 87.8% compare
- 9 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 84.6% compare
- 10 Paraguay 82.4% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.7217 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5704 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6384 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female in Brazil?
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female in Brazil was 87.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release