Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes
Bangladesh
203,373 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
256,004 number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 256,004 number against 203,373 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 52,631 number.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 143 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64,617 number | 38,252 number | 26,365 number | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 92,468 number | 84,965 number | 7,502 number | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 159,539 number | 174,182 number | 14,642 number | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 256,004 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 52,631 number, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd 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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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).