Share of students from abroad in Brazil
Brazil: Share of students from abroad was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of students from abroad in Brazil, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of students from abroad in Brazil stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Brazil 125th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of students from abroad in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +921.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.0%, 9% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 12% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of students from abroad in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +921.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0713 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Brazil?
- Share of students from abroad in Brazil was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Brazil rank for share of students from abroad?
- Brazil ranks 125th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International students as a share of the country's overall tertiary enrollment. International students are those who move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.