Bangladesh vs Europe & Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Bangladesh
1.51 million number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia
20.14 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
14th
Europe & Central Asia rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 20.14 million number against 1.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 18.63 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th of 187 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 20,459 number 8.13 million number 8.10 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 64,775 number 9.69 million number 9.63 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 148,863 number 12.36 million number 12.21 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 345,730 number 18.79 million number 18.45 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 1.07 million number 20.21 million number 19.14 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Bangladesh or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 20.14 million number against 1.51 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia?
18.63 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th 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
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The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.