Brazil vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Brazil
3.77 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
35.83 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
6th
East Asia & Pacific rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Brazil
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 35.83 million number against 3.77 million number in Brazil, a difference of 32.06 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 9.5 times Brazil's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th of 187 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 539,114 number 3.45 million number 2.91 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 733,044 number 7.09 million number 6.35 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 852,350 number 10.23 million number 9.38 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 1.93 million number 20.75 million number 18.82 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 3.36 million number 32.49 million number 29.13 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Brazil or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 35.83 million number against 3.77 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Brazil and East Asia & Pacific?
32.06 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and East Asia & Pacific?
32 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Brazil and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Brazil ranks 6th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.