School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 15.39 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
15.39 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 203 countries
All-time high
15.39 million number
in 2019
All-time low
5.47 million number
in 1974
Years of data
49
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bangladesh is 15.39 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bangladesh peaked at 15.39 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.47 million number, in 1974.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.51 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.61 million number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 5.56 million number | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.50 million number | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 5.47 million number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.53 million number | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 5.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 6.05 million number | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 6.46 million number | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 6.92 million number | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 7.40 million number | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 7.88 million number | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 7.84 million number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 8.26 million number | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 8.66 million number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 9.02 million number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 9.34 million number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 9.60 million number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 9.85 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 10.09 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.32 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.52 million number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 10.68 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.85 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 11.06 million number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 11.31 million number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 11.60 million number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 11.93 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 12.27 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 12.59 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 12.90 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 13.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 13.73 million number | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 13.95 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14.14 million number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 14.31 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 14.44 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 14.57 million number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.57 million number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.62 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 14.67 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.76 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.84 million number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.92 million number | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.10 million number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.22 million number | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.32 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.39 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.83 million number | 5.47 million number | 6.92 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.79 million number | 7.40 million number | 10.09 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.31 million number | 10.32 million number | 12.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.93 million number | 12.90 million number | 14.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.98 million number | 14.62 million number | 15.39 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More education data for Bangladesh
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0468 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,624 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.2312 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bangladesh?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Bangladesh was 15.39 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.47 million number in 1974.
- How does Bangladesh rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.