Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Bangladesh
89,745 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
75,546 number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Saudi Arabia
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199820082019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 89,745 number against 75,546 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 14,199 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 140 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 9,543 number 18,469 number 8,926 number Saudi Arabia
2000s 19,278 number 19,331 number 52.4 number Saudi Arabia
2010s 62,298 number 44,613 number 17,685 number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?
Bangladesh, at 89,745 number against 75,546 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
14,199 number, with Bangladesh 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, female?
Bangladesh ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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