What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Bangladesh and Pakistan?

258,180 number, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Enrolment in secondary education, male

Bangladesh

7.43 million number

in 2019

Pakistan

7.69 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

7th

Pakistan rank

6th

Enrolment in secondary education, male over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 7.69 million number against 7.43 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 258,180 number.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.75 million number	1.43 million number	313,515 number	Bangladesh
1980s	2.18 million number	2.05 million number	139,526 number	Bangladesh
1990s	2.41 million number	2.63 million number	216,940 number	Pakistan
2000s	5.11 million number	5.25 million number	141,045 number	Pakistan
2010s	6.68 million number	6.72 million number	39,137 number	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, male, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 7.69 million number against 7.43 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, male between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 258,180 number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, male?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 6th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 8,155 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.