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

Brazil
10.55 million
in 2024
WB: World
268.57 million
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
WB: World rank
1st

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

  • Brazil
  • WB: World
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How they compare

WB: World currently reports 268.57 million against 10.55 million in Brazil, a difference of 258.02 million.

That makes WB: World's figure about 25.5 times Brazil's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, WB: World has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and WB: World ranks 1st of 200 countries.

WB: World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil WB: World Difference Ahead
1970s 941,960 48.48 million 47.54 million WB: World
1980s 1.46 million 61.47 million 60.00 million WB: World
1990s 1.85 million 83.51 million 81.66 million WB: World
2000s 4.46 million 138.53 million 134.07 million WB: World
2010s 7.92 million 210.49 million 202.57 million WB: World
2020s 9.78 million 255.38 million 245.60 million WB: World

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 WB: World?
WB: World, at 268.57 million against 10.55 million in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Brazil and WB: World?
258.02 million, with WB: World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and WB: World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and WB: World rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Brazil ranks 4th and WB: World ranks 1st 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.