Brazil vs India: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Brazil
8.74 million number
in 2018
India
35.15 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
4th
India rank
2nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 35.15 million number against 8.74 million number in Brazil, a difference of 26.41 million number.

That makes India's figure about 4.0 times Brazil's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 million number 2.94 million number 1.90 million number India
1980s 1.46 million number 4.03 million number 2.57 million number India
1990s 1.68 million number 5.14 million number 3.47 million number India
2000s 4.41 million number 12.81 million number 8.40 million number India
2010s 7.81 million number 29.63 million number 21.82 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Brazil or India?
India, at 35.15 million number against 8.74 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Brazil and India?
26.41 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
35 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.