Bangladesh vs Nigeria: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
15.39 million number
in 2019
Nigeria
15.87 million number
in 2014
Bangladesh rank
8th
Nigeria rank
7th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 15.87 million number against 15.39 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 481,300 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.83 million number 5.37 million number 456,798 number Bangladesh
1980s 8.79 million number 7.10 million number 1.69 million number Bangladesh
1990s 11.31 million number 9.86 million number 1.45 million number Bangladesh
2000s 13.93 million number 13.09 million number 842,900 number Bangladesh
2010s 14.76 million number 15.20 million number 436,420 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 15.87 million number against 15.39 million number in Bangladesh as of 2014.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
481,300 number, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.