Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Bangladesh
37.5%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
31.4%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 37.5% against 31.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 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 3rd of 123 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 | 36.8% | 34.8% | 2.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 27.5% | 10.0% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 37.5% against 31.4% 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?
- 6.1%, 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 3rd 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