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

Indonesia
8.04 million number
in 2018
Russian Federation
5.77 million number
in 2018
Indonesia rank
5th
Russian Federation rank
7th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 8.04 million number against 5.77 million number in Russian Federation, a difference of 2.26 million number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 7th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1970s 276,555 number 5.48 million number 5.21 million number Russian Federation
1980s 891,015 number 5.51 million number 4.62 million number Russian Federation
1990s 2.18 million number 4.98 million number 2.80 million number Russian Federation
2000s 3.67 million number 8.50 million number 4.83 million number Russian Federation
2010s 6.89 million number 6.95 million number 58,844 number Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Indonesia or Russian Federation?
Indonesia, at 8.04 million number against 5.77 million number in Russian Federation as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Indonesia and Russian Federation?
2.26 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Russian Federation?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Russian Federation rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 5th and Russian Federation ranks 7th 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.