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

Bangladesh
30.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
55.44 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
9th
Maldives rank
7th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 55.44 units per square kilometre against 30.6 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 24.84 units per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 1.8 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 195 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Maldives Difference Ahead
2000s 8.49 units per square kilometre 10.7 units per square kilometre 2.21 units per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 22.25 units per square kilometre 34.24 units per square kilometre 11.99 units per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 29.16 units per square kilometre 40.05 units per square kilometre 10.89 units per square kilometre Maldives

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 Maldives?
Maldives, at 55.44 units per square kilometre against 30.6 units per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Bangladesh and Maldives?
24.84 units per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Maldives?
9 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Maldives rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 6,190 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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