Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 31.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil stood at 31.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 35.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2002.
Brazil ranks 37th of 122 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 22.7% | — |
| 2002 | 21.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 21.9% | 30.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.1% | 35.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 32.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 31.1% 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 35.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 37th out of 122 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 down 9.1%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release