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University enrolment in Bangladesh
1970 – 2024 · 44 data points
section.rank · Countries
section.updated Oct 22, 2026
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
23.7%
−0.5 pp
section.change_since
Countries · 2024
section.rank
Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since
+10.2 pp
vs section.levels.world
−19.9 pp
section.levels.world: 43.6% · 2024
University enrolment, 1970 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · section.levels.world
+10.2 pp section.change_since
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2024
Bangladesh
section.levels.world
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024
section.compare University enrolment · percent
Bangladesh
23.7%
section.levels.world
43.6%
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1970 – 2024
Latest value
23.7% · 2024
First value
2.0% · 1970
Highest
24.2% · 2023
Lowest
2.0% · 1978
Data points
44
By year
section.all_years · 1970 – 2024
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.7% | −0.5 pp | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +0.7 pp | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | −0.4 pp | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +1.2 pp | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | −0.0 pp | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +3.1 pp | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +1.1 pp | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 18.5% | +1.1 pp | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +1.8 pp | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +2.0 pp | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +0.1 pp | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +0.1 pp | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +0.2 pp | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +2.8 pp | 31.1% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +1.9 pp | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +1.0 pp | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +0.6 pp | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +0.9 pp | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +0.6 pp | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | −0.4 pp | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | −0.3 pp | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +0.9 pp | 20.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | −0.0 pp | 19.5% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +0.9 pp | 18.8% |
| 1990 | 4.4% | +0.5 pp | 13.3% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | −0.0 pp | 13.3% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | −0.6 pp | 13.0% |
| 1987 | 4.5% | −0.7 pp | 13.0% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | −0.1 pp | 12.5% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | +0.2 pp | 13.6% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +0.5 pp | 13.7% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | +1.0 pp | 12.3% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | +0.7 pp | 12.4% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | −0.0 pp | 12.2% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp | 11.9% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +0.9 pp | 11.4% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | −0.4 pp | 11.2% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +0.2 pp | 10.9% |
| 1976 | 2.2% | −0.5 pp | 10.7% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | +0.5 pp | 11.3% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | −0.0 pp | 9.7% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp | 10.7% |
| 1970 | 2.0% | 17.4% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | University enrolment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Algeria | 53.4% | |
| 3 | Argentina | 99.4% | |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 22.7% | |
| 26 | Brazil | 55.5% | |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 85.5% | |
| 13 | Canada | 75.2% | |
| 8 | Chile | 89.1% | |
| 22 | China | 61.6% | |
| 25 | Colombia | 55.7% | |
| 36 | Congo - Kinshasa | 6.4% | |
| 21 | Czechia | 67.2% | |
| 24 | Ecuador | 56.9% | |
| 31 | Egypt | 38.8% | |
| 5 | Finland | 96.5% | |
| 19 | France | 68.9% | |
| 16 | Germany | 72.4% | |
| 1 | Greece | 143.7% | |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | 89.9% | |
| 34 | India | 29.8% | |
| 32 | Indonesia | 38.2% | |
| 20 | Italy | 68.7% | |
| 29 | Lebanon | 51.6% | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 73.6% | |
| 30 | Mexico | 45.2% | |
| 12 | Netherlands | 85.3% | |
| 10 | Norway | 87.2% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 31.6% | |
| 17 | Poland | 71.0% | |
| 27 | Romania | 53.5% | |
| 23 | Russia | 57.2% | |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 73.8% | |
| 4 | South Korea | 96.9% | |
| 6 | Spain | 91.6% | |
| 2 | Türkiye | 118.9% | |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 69.4% | |
| 9 | United States | 87.6% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020
section.what
How many young people study at universities and colleges.
section.how
Students in tertiary education divided by the population of the five-year age group after secondary school (gross ratio, can exceed 100%).
education
Bangladesh in numbers