Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 1.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 92nd of 116 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.8% | — |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -23.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 89 Netherlands 0.7% compare
- 90 Norway 0.7% compare
- 91 Uruguay 0.7% compare
- 93 El Salvador 0.7% compare
- 94 Spain 0.7% compare
- 95 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% compare
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- 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)
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 0.7% 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 1.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 92nd out of 116 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 30.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release