Brazil: Tertiary school enrollment

Brazil: Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children, 1999 - 2011:

For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from 1999 to 2011. The average value for Brazil during that period was 27.55 percent with a minimum of 16.08 percent in 1999 and a maximum of 43.46 percent in 2011. The latest value from 2011 is 43.46 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2011 based on 134 countries is 37.71 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The tertiary school enrollment in Brazil is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.