Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Brazil
Brazil: Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad was 0.8527 Percentage of students in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Brazil, 2015–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of students.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Brazil is 0.8527 Percentage of students, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 37.1% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Brazil peaked at 0.8527 Percentage of students in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4659 Percentage of students, in 2015.
Brazil ranks 29th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Percentage of students | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4659 Percentage of students | — |
| 2016 | 0.4936 Percentage of students | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5116 Percentage of students | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5953 Percentage of students | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6902 Percentage of students | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7389 Percentage of students | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6687 Percentage of students | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.622 Percentage of students | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8527 Percentage of students | +37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5513 Percentage of students | 0.4659 Percentage of students | 0.6902 Percentage of students | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7206 Percentage of students | 0.622 Percentage of students | 0.8527 Percentage of students | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Brazil?
- Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Brazil was 0.8527 Percentage of students in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8527 Percentage of students in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4659 Percentage of students in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Brazil ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of national students going abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.