Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Brazil
Brazil: Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female was 94.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Brazil, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 94.7% for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Brazil peaked at 94.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 9th of 42 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, urban, female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.4% | — |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 55.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 61.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 63.1% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 63.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.9% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 38.4% | 55.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 57.6% | 77.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 79.9% | 94.7% | 5 |
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 gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Brazil?
- Gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female in Brazil was 94.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross attendance ratio for tertiary education, urban, female rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release