UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Brazil

Brazil: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 31.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
31.2%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
38th
of 80 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2018
All-time low
4.0%
in 1970
Years of data
15
1970–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Brazil, 1970–2018

01020301970199420181970: 42004: 21.92006: 24.42007: 24.92008: 25.92009: 26.82010: 252011: 28.32012: 292013: 29.82014: 29.82015: 30.62016: 29.92017: 30.72018: 31.2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 31.2% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Brazil peaked at 31.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1970.

Brazil ranks 38th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female in Brazil, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 4.0%
2004 21.9% +445.7%
2006 24.4% +11.6%
2007 24.9% +2.0%
2008 25.9% +3.9%
2009 26.8% +3.4%
2010 25.0% -6.5%
2011 28.3% +13.2%
2012 29.0% +2.5%
2013 29.8% +2.7%
2014 29.8% +0.2%
2015 30.6% +2.7%
2016 29.9% -2.4%
2017 30.7% +2.5%
2018 31.2% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 1
2000s 24.8% 21.9% 26.8% 5
2010s 29.4% 25.0% 31.2% 9

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 35 Italy 32.4% compare
  2. 36 Peru 32.2% compare
  3. 37 Israel 31.3% compare
  4. 39 Belgium 30.6% compare
  5. 40 Georgia 30.3% compare
  6. 41 Cyprus 29.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Brazil?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Brazil was 31.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Brazil ranks 38th out of 80 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 887 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of female population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of females aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total female population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/