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

Bangladesh
2.18 million number
in 2019
Korea
1.78 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
9th
Korea rank
12th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Korea
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 2.18 million number against 1.78 million number in Korea, a difference of 403,250 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Korea ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Korea ranks 12th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 152,637 number 245,626 number 92,989 number Korea
1980s 314,059 number 874,173 number 560,114 number Korea
1990s 422,904 number 1.48 million number 1.06 million number Korea
2000s 668,925 number 2.00 million number 1.33 million number Korea
2010s 1.45 million number 1.92 million number 464,628 number Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Bangladesh or Korea?
Bangladesh, at 2.18 million number against 1.78 million number in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Bangladesh and Korea?
403,250 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Korea rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Korea ranks 12th 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.