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

Brazil
0.0498 units per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0526 units per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
25th
Iceland rank
22nd

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

  • Brazil
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0526 units per person against 0.0498 units per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0028 units per person.

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

Across all 47 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0089 units per person 0.0118 units per person 0.0029 units per person Iceland
1980s 0.0109 units per person 0.0195 units per person 0.0085 units per person Iceland
1990s 0.0114 units per person 0.0251 units per person 0.0137 units per person Iceland
2000s 0.0239 units per person 0.046 units per person 0.0221 units per person Iceland
2010s 0.0394 units per person 0.0561 units per person 0.0168 units per person Iceland
2020s 0.0457 units per person 0.0554 units per person 0.0097 units per person Iceland

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 Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.0526 units per person against 0.0498 units per person in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Brazil and Iceland?
0.0028 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Iceland?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Iceland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Brazil ranks 25th and Iceland ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.