Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Bangladesh
27.6%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
27.3%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 27.6% against 27.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 122 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 | 27.8% | 27.7% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 1.0% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Bangladesh, at 27.6% against 27.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Bangladesh ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, male (%). 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