Bangladesh vs South Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male

Bangladesh
1.79 million number
in 2018
South Asia
29.85 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
South Asia rank
13th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Asia
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019942019

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 29.85 million number against 1.79 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 28.06 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 16.7 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 13th of 196 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 3,165 number 1.80 million number 1.80 million number South Asia
1980s 1.28 million number 4.51 million number 3.23 million number South Asia
1990s 972,104 number 7.20 million number 6.23 million number South Asia
2000s 669,763 number 12.13 million number 11.46 million number South Asia
2010s 1.43 million number 26.38 million number 24.95 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, male, Bangladesh or South Asia?
South Asia, at 29.85 million number against 1.79 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, male between Bangladesh and South Asia?
28.06 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Asia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.