出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：All countries that have developed in the world have placed education as one of their priorities. In this sense, the objective was to evaluate the expansion of higher education in Brazil and its contributions to regional development. The bibliographical exploratory methodology of the qualitative type and constitutes consultation with official government agencies and literature on the subject, from the first higher education institutions in 1808 to 2020, recovering historical landmarks and public policies aimed at higher education, as well as studies in articles , dissertation theses in databases such as Scopus and Scielo. The results demonstrate expansion and internalization, expanding access, as well as being a factor in activating the local economy. However, the gross enrollment rate in higher education and the net enrollment rate still fall short of the goals established in the National Education Program, demanding new advances that need improvements to achieve what was proposed over the years.
