Bangladesh vs Brazil: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Bangladesh
2.18 million number
in 2019
Brazil
3.77 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
9th
Brazil rank
6th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 3.77 million number against 2.18 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.58 million number.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.7 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 6th of 187 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
1970s 148,276 number 461,252 number 312,976 number Brazil
1980s 285,867 number 733,044 number 447,176 number Brazil
1990s 422,904 number 912,666 number 489,763 number Brazil
2000s 666,954 number 1.93 million number 1.26 million number Brazil
2010s 1.45 million number 3.43 million number 1.98 million number Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Brazil, at 3.77 million number against 2.18 million number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Bangladesh and Brazil?
1.58 million number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.