Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Russian Federation
3.06 million number
in 2018
Türkiye
3.51 million number
in 2018
Russian Federation rank
7th
Türkiye rank
6th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Türkiye
02.0M4.0M6.0M197119942018

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 3.51 million number against 3.06 million number in Russian Federation, a difference of 451,060 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 2.82 million number 32,034 number 2.78 million number Russian Federation
1980s 3.13 million number 152,047 number 2.97 million number Russian Federation
1990s 2.67 million number 283,116 number 2.39 million number Russian Federation
2000s 4.95 million number 917,980 number 4.03 million number Russian Federation
2010s 3.76 million number 2.64 million number 1.11 million number Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Russian Federation or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 3.51 million number against 3.06 million number in Russian Federation as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Russian Federation and Türkiye?
451,060 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Russian Federation and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Russian Federation ranks 7th and Türkiye ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-female-number/russian-federation/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-female-number/russian-federation/turkiye/">Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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