Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

Bangladesh
8,583 number
in 2018
Nigeria
7,245 number
in 2011
Bangladesh rank
38th
Nigeria rank
41st

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 8,583 number against 7,245 number in Nigeria, a difference of 1,338 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 899 number 0 number 899 number Bangladesh
2000s 1,556 number 6,433 number 4,878 number Nigeria
2010s 4,354 number 7,245 number 2,891 number Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Bangladesh, at 8,583 number against 7,245 number in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
1,338 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Bangladesh ranks 38th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.