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

Latest (2023)
0.9%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
107th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2001
All-time low
0.8%
in 2011
Years of data
20
2001–2023

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Brazil, 2001–2023

00.511.52001201220232001: 1.3 GPIA2002: 1.3 GPIA2003: 1.2 GPIA2004: 1.2 GPIA2005: 1.1 GPIA2007: 1 GPIA2008: 0.919 GPIA2009: 0.906 GPIA2010: 0.784 GPIA2011: 0.782 GPIA2012: 0.826 GPIA2014: 0.86 GPIA2015: 0.85 GPIA2016: 0.839 GPIA2017: 0.796 GPIA2018: 0.853 GPIA2019: 0.896 GPIA2020: 0.87 GPIA2022: 0.836 GPIA2023: 0.921 GPIA

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

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Brazil, 2001 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 104 Malta 1.0% compare
  2. 105 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  3. 106 Cuba 0.9% compare
  4. 108 Panama 0.9% compare
  5. 109 Colombia 0.9% compare
  6. 110 Lesotho 0.9% compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
121 places, 1,761 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release