Bangladesh vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male
Bangladesh
2.14 million
in 2024
Philippines
2.27 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
10th
Philippines rank
8th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time
- Bangladesh
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 2.27 million against 2.14 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 135,850.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Philippines ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200,526 | 530,995 | 330,469 | Philippines |
| 1980s | 217,198 | 590,865 | 373,667 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 480,364 | 995,158 | 514,794 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 681,455 | 1.14 million | 454,432 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.51 million | 1.53 million | 13,262 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.13 million | 1.84 million | 284,520 | 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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 2.27 million against 2.14 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 135,850, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 8th 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release