Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Brazil ranks 100th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 71% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 84% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil was 0.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Brazil ranks 100th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release