What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

253,210 number, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

22 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

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.

Bangladesh vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Bangladesh

2.18 million number

in 2019

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1.93 million number

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

9th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

11th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Bangladesh
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.18 million number against 1.93 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 253,210 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Iran, Islamic Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1970s	143,059 number	95,950 number	47,110 number	Bangladesh
1990s	480,364 number	740,058 number	259,694 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2000s	668,925 number	1.10 million number	428,726 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	1.45 million number	2.21 million number	752,198 number	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Bangladesh or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Bangladesh, at 2.18 million number against 1.93 million number in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 253,210 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Bangladesh ranks 9th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th 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: 21 August 2026

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