Bangladesh vs India: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Bangladesh
37.5%
in 2020
India
31.2%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
India rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 37.5% against 31.2% in India, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times India's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 123 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 6.7% | 30.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 6.5% | 31.0% | 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 India?
- Bangladesh, at 37.5% against 31.2% in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Bangladesh and India?
- 6.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 123 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, female (%). 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