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

Brazil
8.74 million number
in 2018
Middle income
168.34 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
4th
Middle income rank
4th

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

  • Brazil
  • Middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019942019

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 168.34 million number against 8.74 million number in Brazil, a difference of 159.60 million number.

That makes Middle income's figure about 19.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 4th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 941,960 number 18.36 million number 17.42 million number Middle income
1980s 1.46 million number 29.07 million number 27.61 million number Middle income
1990s 1.83 million number 40.07 million number 38.24 million number Middle income
2000s 4.41 million number 85.00 million number 80.59 million number Middle income
2010s 7.81 million number 147.61 million number 139.81 million number Middle income

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 Middle income?
Middle income, at 168.34 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 Middle income?
159.60 million number, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle income?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 4th 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.