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

17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Russian Federation

94,582 number

in 2018

Türkiye

95,100 number

in 2018

Russian Federation rank

9th

Türkiye rank

8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

Russian Federation
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 95,100 number against 94,582 number in Russian Federation, a difference of 518 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 133 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	141,782 number	28,588 number	113,194 number	Russian Federation
2010s	129,931 number	74,212 number	55,719 number	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Russian Federation or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 95,100 number against 94,582 number in Russian Federation as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 518 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Russian Federation and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?: Russian Federation ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 8th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-both-sexes-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-isced-8-programmes-both-sexes-number/russian-federation/turkiye/">Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.