Bangladesh vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Bangladesh
203,373 number
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.61 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
27th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 1.61 million number against 203,373 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.41 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 7.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 143 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 64,617 number 720,056 number 655,439 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 92,468 number 1.19 million number 1.10 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 159,539 number 1.70 million number 1.54 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Bangladesh or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 1.61 million number against 203,373 number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
1.41 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 27th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).