Education system Brazil

Diploma	Comparable to
Diploma de ensino médio com habilitação	an MBO diploma level 1, 2, 3 or 4
Técnico de nivel médio	an MBO diploma level 1, 2, 3 or 4
Certificado de conclusão do 2° grau	a HAVO diploma
Certificado de conclusão do ensino médio	a HAVO diploma
Tecnólogo	1 to 3 years of HBO (a of 1600 hours is comparable to 1 year of HBO)
Bacharel(a)	usually an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree, sometimes 2 years of WO
Licenciada/o in teacher training	an HBO bachelor's degree
Licenciada/o in another field of study	usually an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree, sometimes 2 years of WO
Título profissional, such as an Engenheira/o or a Psicóloga/o	usually an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree, sometimes 2 years of WO
Mestre	a HBO or WO master's degree

You can find information about the Dutch diplomas on our web pages about the education system in the Netherlands.
You can find more information about how we compare diplomas via Credential evaluation.
Do you want to work in the Netherlands? Go to Working in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma.
Do you want to study in the Netherlands? Go to our website Study in NL.
You can only use the MBO comparison if you want to check whether a diploma can give access to Dutch higher education. If you want to check the level of this diploma because you are looking for work, please contact the IDW. The diploma may then be compared to another MBO level.
Do you have a question about the Brazilian education system? Please contact us.