Bangladesh

18 Nov 2010

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General information

(Source: CIA World Factbook)

  • Capital: Dhaka
  • Head of government: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed (6 January 2009)
  • Inhabitants: 156,050,883
  • GDP/per capita: US$ 1,600
  • Economic growth: 5.7%
  • Main languages: Bengali
  • School life expectancy: 8 years
  • Education expenditures: 2.7% of GDP (2005)
  • Internet users: 556,000

Higher education

  • Number of students in higher education: 1,145,401 (most recent data):
    - university enrolments: 277,516 (2006)
    - TVE enrolments: 241,336 (2008)
    - professional education enrolments: 60,063 (2008)
    - teacher education enrolments: 36,265 (2008)
  • Number of institutions:
    - 73 universities (of which 21 public)
    - 2,728 TVET institutions (2008)
    - 223 professional education institutes (2008)
    - 188 teacher education institutes (2008)
  • Number of students in the Netherlands: 50 
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