Brazil vs Spain: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad

Brazil
88,343 Persons
in 2023
Spain
50,510 Persons
in 2023
Brazil rank
4th
Spain rank
7th

Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k201320182023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 88,343 Persons against 50,510 Persons in Spain, a difference of 37,833 Persons.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th of 32 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 42,372 Persons 34,805 Persons 7,567 Persons Brazil
2020s 69,652 Persons 46,932 Persons 22,720 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 Spain?
Brazil, at 88,343 Persons against 50,510 Persons in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Brazil and Spain?
37,833 Persons, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
Brazil ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th 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

Indicator
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 462 data points, 2013–2023
Last refreshed

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.