Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
Brazil ranks 50th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 47 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
- 48 Ecuador 0.8% compare
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
- 52 Iceland 0.8% compare
- 53 Egypt 0.8% compare
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.7%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release