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

Brazil
10.55 million
in 2024
Türkiye
7.00 million
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
Türkiye rank
6th

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

  • Brazil
  • Türkiye
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019972024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 10.55 million against 7.00 million in Türkiye, a difference of 3.56 million.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Türkiye's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 200 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 998,792 260,827 737,965 Brazil
1980s 1.46 million 391,885 1.07 million Brazil
1990s 1.85 million 1.11 million 737,685 Brazil
2000s 4.46 million 2.11 million 2.35 million Brazil
2010s 7.92 million 5.74 million 2.17 million Brazil
2020s 9.59 million 7.89 million 1.70 million Brazil

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 Türkiye?
Brazil, at 10.55 million against 7.00 million in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Brazil and Türkiye?
3.56 million, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Brazil ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.