Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil

Brazil: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 32.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
32.5%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
29th
of 98 countries
All-time high
37.6%
in 2014
All-time low
26.9%
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, 2001–2018

0102030402001200920182001: 27.4 %2002: 26.9 %2003: 27.5 %2004: 28.1 %2005: 28.9 %2007: 31.1 %2008: 32.4 %2009: 33.9 %2010: 35.4 %2011: 35.4 %2012: 36.8 %2014: 37.6 %2015: 37.4 %2016: 35.6 %2017: 33.5 %2018: 32.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 32.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil peaked at 37.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2002.

Brazil ranks 29th of 98 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.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%) in Brazil, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 27.4%
2002 26.9% -1.8%
2003 27.5% +2.4%
2004 28.1% +1.9%
2005 28.9% +3.2%
2007 31.1% +7.5%
2008 32.4% +4.2%
2009 33.9% +4.7%
2010 35.4% +4.5%
2011 35.4% -0.2%
2012 36.8% +3.9%
2014 37.6% +2.4%
2015 37.4% -0.5%
2016 35.6% -5.0%
2017 33.5% -5.8%
2018 32.5% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.5% 26.9% 33.9% 8
2010s 35.5% 32.5% 37.6% 8

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 26 Mexico 33.2% compare
  2. 27 Belarus 33.0% compare
  3. 28 Palestine 32.6% compare
  4. 30 Andorra 32.1% compare
  5. 31 Bulgaria 31.8% compare
  6. 32 North Macedonia 31.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Brazil was 32.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2002.
How does Brazil rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Brazil ranks 29th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Business, Administration and Law programmes in the reference year.