Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Brazil
Brazil: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 22.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Brazil, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Brazil is 22.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Brazil peaked at 22.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1970.
Brazil ranks 63rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.4% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.3% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 60 Malaysia 23.3% compare
- 61 Tajikistan 22.9% compare
- 62 Palestine 22.8% compare
- 64 East Timor 22.7% compare
- 65 North Macedonia 22.5% compare
- 66 Iran 22.5% compare
More education data for Brazil
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 19.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 696,748 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 108.32 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 43.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Brazil?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Brazil was 22.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1970.
- How does Brazil rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Brazil ranks 63rd out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.