Brazil vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Brazil
3.77 million number
in 2018
Türkiye
4.05 million number
in 2018
Brazil rank
6th
Türkiye rank
4th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Brazil
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 4.05 million number against 3.77 million number in Brazil, a difference of 279,590 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 4th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 468,735 number 164,481 number 304,255 number Brazil
1980s 733,044 number 290,163 number 442,880 number Brazil
1990s 852,350 number 648,964 number 203,386 number Brazil
2000s 2.02 million number 1.24 million number 779,274 number Brazil
2010s 3.36 million number 2.99 million number 362,767 number Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Brazil or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 4.05 million number against 3.77 million number in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Brazil and Türkiye?
279,590 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Brazil ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 4th 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.