Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 2.18 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
2.18 million number
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
9th
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.18 million number
in 2019
All-time low
106,150 number
in 1970
Years of data
36
1970–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Bangladesh, 1970–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1970199420191970: 106.2k number1972: 121.4k number1974: 165.0k number1976: 138.8k number1977: 157.0k number1978: 133.1k number1979: 200.5k number1980: 206.8k number1981: 210.2k number1982: 234.6k number1983: 315.6k number1984: 358.3k number1985: 373.3k number1986: 376.7k number1987: 340.2k number1988: 308.9k number1989: 312.1k number1990: 365.4k number1999: 480.4k number2000: 491.9k number2001: 581.3k number2002: 581.5k number2003: 596.4k number2004: 562.2k number2005: 606.7k number2006: 686.7k number2007: 745.7k number2008: 839.8k number2009: 997.2k number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.2M number2014: 1.2M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.9M number2019: 2.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Bangladesh stood at 2.18 million number. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 119.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Bangladesh peaked at 2.18 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 106,150 number, in 1970.

Bangladesh ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 145,996 number 106,150 number 200,526 number 7
1980s 303,672 number 206,833 number 376,663 number 10
1990s 422,904 number 365,443 number 480,364 number 2
2000s 668,925 number 491,904 number 997,163 number 10
2010s 1.56 million number 1.19 million number 2.18 million number 7

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 6 Brazil 3.77 million number compare
  2. 7 Russia 2.71 million number compare
  3. 8 Mexico 2.25 million number compare
  4. 10 Japan 2.01 million number compare
  5. 11 Iran 1.93 million number compare
  6. 12 South Korea 1.78 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Bangladesh?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Bangladesh was 2.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 2.18 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 106,150 number in 1970.
How does Bangladesh rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Bangladesh ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 119.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
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The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.