Brazil vs Indonesia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Brazil
6.27 million
in 2024
Indonesia
5.34 million
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
Indonesia rank
5th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 6.27 million against 5.34 million in Indonesia, a difference of 927,490.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 302,469 70,326 232,142 Brazil
1980s 730,346 186,766 543,581 Brazil
1990s 1.08 million 957,931 117,509 Brazil
2000s 2.50 million 1.70 million 807,630 Brazil
2010s 4.52 million 3.50 million 1.02 million Brazil
2020s 5.61 million 4.88 million 727,230 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Brazil or Indonesia?
Brazil, at 6.27 million against 5.34 million in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Brazil and Indonesia?
927,490, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.