Bangladesh vs OECD members: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Bangladesh
3.70 million number
in 2019
OECD members
64.11 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
OECD members rank
12th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • OECD members
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 64.11 million number against 3.70 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 60.41 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 17.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 12th of 193 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 163,244 number 21.93 million number 21.77 million number OECD members
1980s 368,447 number 29.33 million number 28.96 million number OECD members
1990s 571,766 number 38.42 million number 37.85 million number OECD members
2000s 1.01 million number 50.99 million number 49.98 million number OECD members
2010s 2.63 million number 63.48 million number 60.84 million number OECD members

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 OECD members?
OECD members, at 64.11 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 OECD members?
60.41 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and OECD members?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and OECD members ranks 12th 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.