Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil is 19.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 19.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2004.
That places Brazil 22nd out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 12.3% | — |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.8% | 14.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.4% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 16.6% | 19.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 19 Latvia 19.8% compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19.7% compare
- 21 El Salvador 19.6% compare
- 23 Norway 19.2% compare
- 24 New Zealand 19.1% compare
- 25 Spain 18.9% 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 19.3% 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 19.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 22nd out of 123 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 32.5%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release