Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Brazil
Brazil: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 18.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Brazil, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 18.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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 math 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 18.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 66 Luxembourg 18.8% compare
- 67 Albania 18.8% compare
- 68 Iceland 18.6% compare
- 70 South Africa 18.3% compare
- 71 Puerto Rico 18.1% compare
- 72 United States 17.9% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Brazil?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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 math recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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 math?
- Brazil ranks 69th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.