How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?

12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology

Brazil

81.6%

in 2018

United States of America

82.1%

in 2016

Brazil rank

27th

United States of America rank

25th

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology over time

Brazil
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 82.1% against 81.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States of America ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 25th of 98 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	81.7%	83.2%	1.5%	United States of America
2010s	83.1%	83.4%	0.3%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology, Brazil or United States of America?: United States of America, at 82.1% against 81.6% in Brazil as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology between Brazil and United States of America?: 0.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology?: Brazil ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 25th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.