Bangladesh vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Bangladesh
113,628 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
900,455 number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 900,455 number against 113,628 number in Bangladesh, a difference of 786,827 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 140 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 55,074 number 424,610 number 369,536 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 73,189 number 689,929 number 616,740 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 94,510 number 913,351 number 818,841 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Bangladesh or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 900,455 number against 113,628 number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
786,827 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Bangladesh ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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