Bangladesh vs Egypt: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Bangladesh
1.81 million
in 2024
Egypt
1.92 million
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
14th
Egypt rank
11th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.92 million against 1.81 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 115,400.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,960 | 140,464 | 118,504 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 64,775 | 254,320 | 189,545 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 68,866 | 249,613 | 180,747 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 358,056 | 1.04 million | 685,610 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 1.24 million | 191,544 | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.67 million | 68,322 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 1.92 million against 1.81 million in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 115,400, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 11th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release