Brazil vs India: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled

Brazil
22.16 million
in 2017
India
127.53 million
in 2017
Brazil rank
3rd
India rank
1st

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 127.53 million against 22.16 million in Brazil, a difference of 105.37 million.

That makes India's figure about 5.8 times Brazil's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil India Difference Ahead
1970s 6.98 million 24.37 million 17.40 million India
1980s 10.14 million 39.54 million 29.40 million India
1990s 15.94 million 58.87 million 42.93 million India
2000s 24.16 million 84.20 million 60.04 million India
2010s 22.93 million 126.29 million 103.36 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled, Brazil or India?
India, at 127.53 million against 22.16 million in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled between Brazil and India?
105.37 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Brazil and India rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 3rd and India ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.