What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

437,380, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Bangladesh

2.14 million

in 2024

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1.70 million

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

10th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

13th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Bangladesh
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.14 million against 1.70 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 437,380.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	143,059	95,950	47,110	Bangladesh
1990s	480,364	740,058	259,694	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	668,925	1.10 million	428,726	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	1.51 million	2.21 million	695,724	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	2.11 million	1.63 million	477,100	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Bangladesh or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Bangladesh, at 2.14 million against 1.70 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 437,380, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Bangladesh ranks 10th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 13th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, male (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 416 places, 17,221 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release