How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?

41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

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

Brazil

8.74 million number

in 2018

Türkiye

7.56 million number

in 2018

Brazil rank

4th

Türkiye rank

6th

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

Brazil
Türkiye

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 8.74 million number against 7.56 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 1.18 million number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Türkiye's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	998,792 number	260,827 number	737,965 number	Brazil
1980s	1.46 million number	395,818 number	1.07 million number	Brazil
1990s	1.83 million number	1.03 million number	798,907 number	Brazil
2000s	4.61 million number	2.15 million number	2.46 million number	Brazil
2010s	7.81 million number	5.52 million number	2.29 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 Türkiye?: Brazil, at 8.74 million number against 7.56 million number in Türkiye as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Brazil and Türkiye?: 1.18 million number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Brazil ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 6th 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: 04 September 2026

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