Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 2.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil stood at 2.7%.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 59th out of 101 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.4% | — |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +33.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +57.8% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 8 |
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 2.7% in 2018, 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 3.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 59th out of 101 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed services programmes in the reference year.