Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 0.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Brazil peaked at 1.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
Brazil ranks 107th of 121 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts in Brazil, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Brazil?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Brazil was 0.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Brazil ranks 107th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities 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