What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Russian Federation and Türkiye?

727,888 number, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?

17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs Türkiye: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Russian Federation

696,482 number

in 2018

Türkiye

1.42 million number

in 2018

Russian Federation rank

4th

Türkiye rank

3rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male over time

Russian Federation
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.42 million number against 696,482 number in Russian Federation, a difference of 727,888 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.0 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 140 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	956,005 number	362,907 number	593,098 number	Russian Federation
2010s	647,149 number	1.01 million number	366,144 number	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Russian Federation or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 1.42 million number against 696,482 number in Russian Federation as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 727,888 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Türkiye?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Russian Federation and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?: Russian Federation ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).