Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil is 4.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 190.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 4.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 56th out of 122 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 | 0.9% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +60.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -29.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +41.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +96.6% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +46.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Brazil
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1006 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0347 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0365 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6457 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 696,748 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -15.01 % 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 4.4% 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 4.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 56th out of 122 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 190.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release