Bangladesh vs Japan: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

Bangladesh
2.14 million
in 2024
Japan
2.01 million
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
10th
Japan rank
11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Japan
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.14 million against 2.01 million in Japan, a difference of 123,510.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and Japan ranks 11th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 147,190 1.48 million 1.34 million Japan
1980s 303,672 1.59 million 1.29 million Japan
1990s 422,904 1.91 million 1.49 million Japan
2010s 1.60 million 2.03 million 426,567 Japan
2020s 2.12 million 2.02 million 106,642 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps, Bangladesh or Japan?
Bangladesh, at 2.14 million against 2.01 million in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between Bangladesh and Japan?
123,510, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Japan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and Japan ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.