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
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199820082019

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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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).