Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Brazil

Brazil: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 18.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
18.4%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
69th
of 98 countries
All-time high
18.4%
in 2018
All-time low
12.2%
in 2011
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Brazil, 2001–2018

051015202001200920182001: 13.4 %2002: 12.8 %2003: 12.6 %2004: 12.4 %2005: 12.3 %2007: 13 %2008: 12.3 %2009: 12.8 %2010: 12.3 %2011: 12.2 %2012: 13 %2014: 16.1 %2015: 15.3 %2016: 16.9 %2017: 17.7 %2018: 18.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 18.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil peaked at 18.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2011.

That places Brazil 69th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 13.4% —
2002 12.8% -4.4%
2003 12.6% -1.9%
2004 12.4% -1.6%
2005 12.3% -0.2%
2007 13.0% +5.7%
2008 12.3% -5.4%
2009 12.8% +3.5%
2010 12.3% -3.8%
2011 12.2% -0.7%
2012 13.0% +6.2%
2014 16.1% +24.6%
2015 15.3% -4.9%
2016 16.9% +9.8%
2017 17.7% +5.2%
2018 18.4% +3.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 18.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.5%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 18.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.6%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.7% 12.3% 13.4% 8
2010s 15.2% 12.2% 18.4% 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 66 Luxembourg 18.8% compare
  2. 67 Albania 18.8% compare
  3. 68 Iceland 18.6% compare
  4. 70 South Africa 18.3% compare
  5. 71 Puerto Rico 18.1% compare
  6. 72 United States 17.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Brazil was 18.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
Brazil ranks 69th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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