Brazil vs Indonesia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Brazil
15.94 million number
in 2011
Indonesia
22.13 million number
in 2018
Brazil rank
6th
Indonesia rank
3rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 22.13 million number against 15.94 million number in Brazil, a difference of 6.19 million number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.28 million number 20.75 million number 5.47 million number Indonesia
2000s 17.15 million number 21.35 million number 4.20 million number Indonesia
2010s 15.94 million number 20.39 million number 4.45 million number Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 22.13 million number against 15.94 million number in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Brazil and Indonesia?
6.19 million number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.