Brazil vs Colombia: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 88,343 Persons against 58,092 Persons in Colombia, a difference of 30,251 Persons.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Colombia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and Colombia ranks 6th of 32 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42,372 Persons | 26,277 Persons | 16,095 Persons | Brazil |
| 2020s | 69,652 Persons | 43,857 Persons | 25,795 Persons | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 88,343 Persons against 58,092 Persons in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Brazil and Colombia?
- 30,251 Persons, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Colombia ranks 6th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.