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

Indonesia
8.04 million number
in 2018
Türkiye
7.56 million number
in 2018
Indonesia rank
5th
Türkiye rank
6th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 8.04 million number against 7.56 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 476,850 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 5th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 280,096 number 272,206 number 7,890 number Indonesia
1980s 891,015 number 391,885 number 499,131 number Indonesia
1990s 2.16 million number 1.09 million number 1.07 million number Indonesia
2000s 3.73 million number 2.17 million number 1.56 million number Indonesia
2010s 6.68 million number 5.52 million number 1.16 million number Indonesia

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 Türkiye?
Indonesia, at 8.04 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 Indonesia and Türkiye?
476,850 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Türkiye?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Indonesia ranks 5th 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

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