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

Bangladesh
0.0227 units per person
in 2024
Nepal
0.0214 units per person
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
120th
Nepal rank
123rd

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0227 units per person against 0.0214 units per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 123rd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0022 units per person 0.0019 units per person 0.0004 units per person Bangladesh
1980s 0.0038 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nepal
1990s 0.0039 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0009 units per person Nepal
2000s 0.007 units per person 0.0069 units per person 0.0002 units per person Bangladesh
2010s 0.0163 units per person 0.0146 units per person 0.0018 units per person Bangladesh
2020s 0.0228 units per person 0.0175 units per person 0.0053 units per person 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 Nepal?
Bangladesh, at 0.0227 units per person against 0.0214 units per person in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Bangladesh and Nepal?
0.0013 units per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
38 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Bangladesh ranks 120th and Nepal ranks 123rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.