Bangladesh vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Bangladesh
3.95 million
in 2024
Philippines
5.14 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
10th
Philippines rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 5.14 million against 3.95 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.19 million.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Philippines ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 8th of 200 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 165,159 798,762 633,603 Philippines
1980s 368,447 1.41 million 1.04 million Philippines
1990s 571,766 1.86 million 1.29 million Philippines
2000s 1.01 million 2.48 million 1.47 million Philippines
2010s 2.48 million 3.34 million 853,654 Philippines
2020s 3.86 million 4.23 million 366,048 Philippines

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 Philippines?
Philippines, at 5.14 million against 3.95 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Bangladesh and Philippines?
1.19 million, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.