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

Bangladesh
1.51 million number
in 2019
OECD members
33.93 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
14th
OECD members rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 33.93 million number against 1.51 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 32.42 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 22.5 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and OECD members ranks 11th of 187 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 20,459 number 9.32 million number 9.30 million number OECD members
1980s 64,775 number 13.61 million number 13.55 million number OECD members
1990s 148,863 number 19.28 million number 19.14 million number OECD members
2000s 345,730 number 26.79 million number 26.44 million number OECD members
2010s 1.07 million number 33.56 million number 32.49 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, female, Bangladesh or OECD members?
OECD members, at 33.93 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 OECD members?
32.42 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and OECD members?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and OECD members rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and OECD members 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.