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

Brazil
0.0498 units per person
in 2024
Spain
0.05 units per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
25th
Spain rank
24th

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

  • Brazil
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.05 units per person against 0.0498 units per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 25th and Spain ranks 24th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0092 units per person 0.0127 units per person 0.0035 units per person Spain
1980s 0.0109 units per person 0.0225 units per person 0.0116 units per person Spain
1990s 0.0114 units per person 0.0368 units per person 0.0253 units per person Spain
2000s 0.0239 units per person 0.0421 units per person 0.0182 units per person Spain
2010s 0.0394 units per person 0.0425 units per person 0.0031 units per person Spain
2020s 0.0465 units per person 0.0481 units per person 0.0016 units per person Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 0.05 units per person against 0.0498 units per person in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Brazil and Spain?
0.0002 units per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Brazil ranks 25th and Spain ranks 24th 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.