| Type of Higher Education Institution | Gender | Total | ||||
| Women | % | Men | % | % | ||
| Public Research Centers | 46 | 3% | 89 | 4% | 135 | 4% |
| Federal Public Institutions | 344 | 22% | 652 | 29% | 996 | 26% |
| State Public Institutions | 852 | 56% | 1134 | 50% | 1986 | 53% |
| Technological Public Institutions | 127 | 8% | 209 | 9% | 336 | 9% |
| Private Institutions | 160 | 10% | 163 | 7% | 323 | 9% |
| Total | 1529 | 100% | 2247 | 100% | 3776 | 100% |