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

Brazil
8.74 million number
in 2018
Indonesia
8.04 million number
in 2018
Brazil rank
4th
Indonesia rank
5th

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

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.74 million number against 8.04 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 704,780 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 983,375 number 276,555 number 706,820 number Brazil
1980s 1.46 million number 887,296 number 573,776 number Brazil
1990s 1.83 million number 2.10 million number 271,146 number Indonesia
2000s 4.41 million number 3.67 million number 735,187 number Brazil
2010s 7.81 million number 6.68 million number 1.13 million number Brazil

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 Indonesia?
Brazil, at 8.74 million number against 8.04 million number in Indonesia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Brazil and Indonesia?
704,780 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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.