Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% 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 5.6%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 5.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
That places Brazil 61st out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 2002 | 3.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 3 |
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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 5.6% 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 5.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 61st 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 66.6%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release