Bangladesh vs High income: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Bangladesh
3.70 million number
in 2019
High income
53.67 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
High income rank
14th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • High income
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

High income currently reports 53.67 million number against 3.70 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 49.98 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 14.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and High income ranks 14th of 193 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh High income Difference Ahead
1970s 163,244 number 21.55 million number 21.38 million number High income
1980s 368,447 number 28.26 million number 27.89 million number High income
1990s 571,766 number 36.43 million number 35.86 million number High income
2000s 1.01 million number 47.91 million number 46.89 million number High income
2010s 2.63 million number 55.17 million number 52.54 million number High income

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 High income?
High income, at 53.67 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 High income?
49.98 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and High income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and High income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and High income ranks 14th 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.