Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 1.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 3.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2020.
Brazil ranks 109th 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 in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.2% | — |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -36.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +36.0% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -38.1% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 106 Namibia 1.6% compare
- 107 El Salvador 1.5% compare
- 108 Republic of Moldova 1.5% compare
- 110 Chile 1.4% compare
- 111 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 112 Macau, China 1.2% compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (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 1.5% 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 3.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 109th out of 121 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 23.3%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release