Bangladesh vs Egypt: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Bangladesh
1.51 million number
in 2019
Egypt
1.45 million number
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
14th
Egypt rank
15th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.51 million number against 1.45 million number in Egypt, a difference of 60,990 number.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 15th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Egypt Difference Ahead
1970s 21,960 number 140,464 number 118,504 number Egypt
1980s 64,775 number 254,320 number 189,545 number Egypt
1990s 68,866 number 249,613 number 180,747 number Egypt
2000s 358,056 number 1.04 million number 685,610 number Egypt
2010s 944,234 number 1.22 million number 278,554 number Egypt

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?
Bangladesh, at 1.51 million number against 1.45 million number in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Bangladesh and Egypt?
60,990 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Egypt ranks 15th of 187 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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