Bangladesh vs Egypt: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Bangladesh
3.95 million
in 2024
Egypt
3.87 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
10th
Egypt rank
12th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.95 million against 3.87 million in Egypt, a difference of 81,200.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 165,159 | 426,641 | 261,482 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 368,447 | 806,118 | 437,670 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 571,766 | 1.39 million | 814,491 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.01 million | 2.31 million | 1.30 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.48 million | 2.61 million | 128,899 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 3.86 million | 3.40 million | 461,594 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Bangladesh, at 3.95 million against 3.87 million in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 81,200, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 12th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 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.