Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% 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 0.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 1.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
Brazil ranks 47th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 1.5% | — |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (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 0.8% 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 1.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 47th out of 111 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 36.1%. 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 Services 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