Bangladesh vs Euro area: Expenditure on tertiary education
Bangladesh
33.3%
in 2016
Euro area
21.5%
in 2016
Bangladesh rank
14th
Euro area rank
12th
Expenditure on tertiary education over time
- Bangladesh
- Euro area
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 33.3% against 21.5% in Euro area, a difference of 11.8%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Euro area ranks 12th of 160 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Euro area in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Euro area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.1% | 15.8% | 6.3% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 19.4% | 9.9% | Euro area |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 19.3% | 9.9% | Euro area |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 21.7% | 10.2% | Euro area |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 22.1% | 2.7% | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure on tertiary education, Bangladesh or Euro area?
- Bangladesh, at 33.3% against 21.5% in Euro area as of 2016.
- What is the difference in expenditure on tertiary education between Bangladesh and Euro area?
- 11.8%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Euro area?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2016.
- How do Bangladesh and Euro area rank globally for expenditure on tertiary education?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th and Euro area ranks 12th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expenditure on tertiary education is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on education. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.