Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.6% 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 23.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 23.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2004.
That places Brazil 29th out of 122 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 | 14.4% | — |
| 2002 | 14.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.7% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.9% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.1% | 23.6% | 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 in Brazil?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil was 23.6% 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 23.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 29th 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 up 27.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release