Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Bangladesh
31.6%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
24.7%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 31.6% against 24.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 124 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.4% | 28.9% | 3.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 22.1% | 9.5% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 31.6% against 24.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 6.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). 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