Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Brazil

Brazil: Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid was 0.6713 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6713
World rank
17th
of 63 countries
All-time high
0.6713
in 2021
All-time low
0.3763
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Brazil, 2001–2021

00.20.40.62001201120212001: 0.3762002: 0.3912003: 0.4132004: 0.4142005: 0.4272006: 0.4572007: 0.4952008: 0.4932009: 0.5142011: 0.5292012: 0.5472014: 0.5852015: 0.582016: 0.5982017: 0.592021: 0.671

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Brazil stood at 0.6713. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Brazil peaked at 0.6713 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3763, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 17th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 0.3763
2002 0.3909 +3.9%
2003 0.4129 +5.6%
2004 0.4135 +0.2%
2005 0.427 +3.3%
2006 0.457 +7.0%
2007 0.4947 +8.3%
2008 0.4932 -0.3%
2009 0.5137 +4.2%
2011 0.5286 +2.9%
2012 0.5474 +3.6%
2014 0.5849 +6.8%
2015 0.5803 -0.8%
2016 0.5978 +3.0%
2017 0.5897 -1.4%
2021 0.6713 +13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4421 0.3763 0.5137 9
2010s 0.5714 0.5286 0.5978 6
2020s 0.6713 0.6713 0.6713 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 14 Spain 0.685 compare
  2. 15 Latvia 0.6849 compare
  3. 16 Poland 0.6805 compare
  4. 18 Cyprus 0.6613 compare
  5. 19 Georgia 0.6583 compare
  6. 20 Mexico 0.6501 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Brazil?
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid in Brazil was 0.6713 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6713 in 2021.
What is the lowest individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3763 in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid?
Brazil ranks 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
63 places, 784 data points, 2000–2021
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