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

Bangladesh
3.70 million number
in 2019
Lower middle income
62.31 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
13th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 62.31 million number against 3.70 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 58.61 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 16.9 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 163,244 number 7.09 million number 6.93 million number Lower middle income
1980s 368,447 number 10.61 million number 10.24 million number Lower middle income
1990s 571,766 number 16.04 million number 15.47 million number Lower middle income
2000s 1.01 million number 29.09 million number 28.08 million number Lower middle income
2010s 2.63 million number 56.65 million number 54.02 million number Lower middle 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 Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 62.31 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 Lower middle income?
58.61 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lower middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Lower middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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.