Bangladesh vs Low income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Bangladesh
13,213 number
in 2018
Low income
30,093 number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
40th
Low income rank
41st

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Low income
010.0k20.0k30.0k199820082018

How they compare

Low income currently reports 30,093 number against 13,213 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 16,880 number.

That makes Low income's figure about 2.3 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 40th and Low income ranks 41st of 133 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 1,163 number 6,941 number 5,778 number Low income
2000s 3,364 number 10,739 number 7,375 number Low income
2010s 9,870 number 26,064 number 16,194 number Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Bangladesh or Low income?
Low income, at 30,093 number against 13,213 number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Bangladesh and Low income?
16,880 number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Low income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Low income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 40th and Low income ranks 41st of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.