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

Bangladesh
1.51 million number
in 2019
Japan
1.85 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
14th
Japan rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.85 million number against 1.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 337,180 number.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 21,960 number 707,830 number 685,870 number Japan
1980s 64,775 number 840,676 number 775,902 number Japan
1990s 148,863 number 1.40 million number 1.25 million number Japan
2000s 345,730 number 1.82 million number 1.47 million number Japan
2010s 999,675 number 1.82 million number 818,083 number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Bangladesh or Japan?
Japan, at 1.85 million number against 1.51 million number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Bangladesh and Japan?
337,180 number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th 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.