Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Bangladesh
3.70 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific
74.55 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 74.55 million number against 3.70 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 70.85 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 20.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 193 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 163,244 number 5.07 million number 4.91 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 368,447 number 11.13 million number 10.76 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 571,766 number 19.18 million number 18.61 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 1.01 million number 39.61 million number 38.59 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 2.63 million number 68.65 million number 66.02 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 74.55 million number against 3.70 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
70.85 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (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, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.