Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 3.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 3.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2001.
That places Brazil 50th 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 … Services female in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.7% | — |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +39.6% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -17.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +3.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 3.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 3.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- 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)
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 3.5% 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 3.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 50th 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 76.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release