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Bangladesh - Tertiary Enrollment 2019

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) · World Bank
22.71% +3.14pp from 2018 Global rank: 101st

Bangladesh's tertiary enrollment was 22.71% in 2019, increased +3.14pp from 19.57% in 2018. This was the 101st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Tertiary Enrollment by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Greece 143.96% 2.1%
2nd Türkiye 117.01% 1.3%
3rd Australia 109.76% 6.2%
4th Puerto Rico (US) 95.69% -11.0%
5th Argentina 95.19% 4.5%
6th Latvia 94.86% 2.0%
7th Finland 94.59% 2.4%
8th Korea 94.00% 0.7%
9th Chile 92.07% 1.0%
10th Singapore 91.09% 2.5%
11th Spain 91.02% -1.3%
12th Cyprus 88.49% 8.8%
13th United States 87.89% -0.5%
14th Austria 86.32% 0.5%
15th Norway 85.76% 0.4%
16th Bulgaria 84.75% 1.9%
17th Ukraine 84.48% 3.7%
18th Hong Kong SAR, China 83.85% 7.2%
19th Denmark 81.69% 0.7%
20th Belarus 81.29% -4.0%
21st Russian Federation 80.95% -0.8%
22nd Macao SAR, China 80.09% 4.3%
23rd Belgium 79.30% 0.2%
24th Saudi Arabia 77.97% 6.5%
25th New Zealand 77.58% -4.5%
26th Fiji 77.56% -2.0%
27th Slovenia 76.47% -1.1%
28th Ireland 75.18% -2.7%
29th Sweden 75.11% 2.3%
30th Croatia 74.05% 1.6%
31st European Union 74.04% 1.5%
32nd Canada 73.11% 5.4%
33rd Estonia 72.71% 0.9%
34th Germany 72.71% 5.1%
35th Poland 70.91% -0.2%
36th Iceland 70.61% 1.8%
37th Lithuania 70.18% 0.7%
38th Georgia 69.65% 4.3%
39th Mongolia 67.97% 4.4%
40th Serbia 67.79% 0.9%
41st France 67.73% 0.3%
42nd Czechia 66.88% 0.1%
43rd Switzerland 66.31% 3.0%
44th Portugal 66.09% 1.5%
45th Italy 65.69% 1.9%
46th United Kingdom 65.48% 7.1%
47th Japan 62.12% -0.1%
48th Uruguay 61.96% 2.8%
49th Albania 61.41% 9.5%
50th Malta 58.54% 3.0%
51st Iran, Islamic Republic of 58.12% -4.5%
52nd Kazakhstan 57.34% 10.3%
53rd Colombia 56.67% -1.1%
54th China 56.61% 6.0%
55th Montenegro 56.26% -3.3%
56th Israel 55.94% -2.5%
57th Costa Rica 55.02% 4.6%
58th Moldova 54.78% 3.7%
59th United Arab Emirates 53.88% 1.3%
60th Algeria 53.86% 1.9%
61st Armenia 53.59% -6.7%
62nd Bahrain 52.90% 5.3%
63rd Brazil 52.62% 2.8%
64th Romania 52.44% 0.9%
65th Hungary 52.36% 2.9%
66th Kuwait 50.44% -3.2%
67th San Marino 50.24% 10.6%
68th Lebanon 50.15% 6.2%
69th Barbados 48.94% 6.7%
70th Slovak Republic 48.19% 0.8%
71st Ecuador 47.26% -0.1%
72nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.67% -6.3%
73rd West Bank and Gaza 45.63% -1.8%
74th Oman 45.17% 0.5%
75th Thailand 44.99% -2.6%
76th Cuba 44.78% 5.7%
77th North Macedonia 43.20% -1.5%
78th Mexico 43.04% 3.4%
79th Mauritius 42.99% 6.4%
80th Seychelles 41.30% 6.3%
81st Liechtenstein 41.17% 7.5%
82nd Kyrgyz Republic 40.83% 3.2%
83rd Malaysia 40.81% -5.8%
84th Morocco 37.72% 6.8%
85th Marshall Islands 37.36% 1.9%
86th Indonesia 37.32% 3.2%
87th Egypt, Arab Republic of 33.62% -6.9%
88th Azerbaijan 32.92% 13.6%
89th Tunisia 31.44% 1.6%
90th Viet Nam 30.22% 16.5%
91st Jordan 30.11% -4.6%
92nd Philippines 30.05% 6.9%
93rd India 28.80% 1.6%
94th El Salvador 28.52% 1.1%
95th Brunei Darussalam 27.77% -0.6%
96th Namibia 25.90% 9.3%
97th Honduras 25.32% -4.0%
98th Belize 25.14% 2.2%
99th Maldives 24.65% -26.0%
100th British Virgin Islands 24.25% 36.6%
101st Bangladesh 22.71% 16.0%
102nd Guatemala 22.56% 2.7%
103rd South Africa 22.24% -0.5%
104th Botswana 21.50% 0.1%
105th Qatar 21.09% 20.9%
106th Sri Lanka 19.46% 8.8%
107th Luxembourg 19.40% 0.0%
108th Ghana 17.36% 9.2%
109th St. Lucia 15.95% 8.8%
110th Bhutan 15.94% 6.8%
111th Andorra 15.44% -1.8%
112th Cameroon 15.05% 3.5%
113th Nepal 13.81% 9.5%
114th Lao PDR 13.74% -5.2%
115th Samoa 13.58% -4.1%
116th Togo 13.16% 2.0%
117th Uzbekistan 13.03% 30.9%
118th Cambodia 12.94% -2.5%
119th Senegal 12.61% 1.5%
120th Turks and Caicos Islands 11.74% 3.9%
121st Pakistan 11.10% 35.3%
122nd Turkmenistan 11.05% 57.8%
123rd Kenya 10.50% -11.1%
124th Benin 10.39% -10.2%
125th Côte d'Ivoire 10.33% 8.4%
126th Burkina Faso 6.91% 9.3%
127th Rwanda 6.31% -6.6%
128th Mauritania 5.89% 14.7%
129th Madagascar 5.29% 3.3%
130th Suriname 5.26% -53.2%
131st Niger 4.15% -4.3%
132nd Tanzania 2.86% -33.3%
Source: World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR)

FAQ

What was Bangladesh's tertiary enrollment in 2019?▾

Bangladesh's tertiary enrollment in 2019 was 22.71%. This ranked 101st globally.

How did Bangladesh's tertiary enrollment change in 2019?▾

Bangladesh's tertiary enrollment increased by 16.0% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2019?▾

Greece had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2019 at 143.96%.

What is the tertiary enrollment of Bangladesh in 2019?▾

The tertiary enrollment of Bangladesh in 2019 was 22.71%. This ranked 101st globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Bangladesh's tertiary enrollment?▾

Bangladesh's tertiary enrollment went from 19.57% in 2018 to 22.71% in 2019, a 16.0% increase.

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