Brazil vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Brazil
2.48 % change on previous year
in 2024
Portugal
2.63 % change on previous year
in 2023
Brazil rank
93rd
Portugal rank
91st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Brazil
  • Portugal
-100102030197119972024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.63 % change on previous year against 2.48 % change on previous year in Brazil, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 11.52 % change on previous year 8.37 % change on previous year 3.15 % change on previous year Brazil
1980s 2.27 % change on previous year 6.46 % change on previous year 4.19 % change on previous year Portugal
1990s 4.52 % change on previous year 12.82 % change on previous year 8.3 % change on previous year Portugal
2010s 1.8 % change on previous year 2.2 % change on previous year 0.399 % change on previous year Portugal
2020s 3.73 % change on previous year 3.86 % change on previous year 0.1239 % change on previous year Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Brazil or Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.63 % change on previous year against 2.48 % change on previous year in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Brazil and Portugal?
0.15 % change on previous year, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Brazil ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.