Brazil vs India: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Brazil
10.55 million
in 2024
India
43.90 million
in 2025
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
2nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 43.90 million against 10.55 million in Brazil, a difference of 33.35 million.
That makes India's figure about 4.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 998,792 | 2.90 million | 1.90 million | India |
| 1980s | 1.46 million | 4.07 million | 2.61 million | India |
| 1990s | 1.85 million | 5.67 million | 3.82 million | India |
| 2000s | 4.46 million | 12.82 million | 8.36 million | India |
| 2010s | 7.92 million | 30.18 million | 22.26 million | India |
| 2020s | 9.78 million | 40.43 million | 30.65 million | India |
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 India?
- India, at 43.90 million against 10.55 million in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Brazil and India?
- 33.35 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.