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

5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Bangladesh

4.82 million number

in 2018

Pakistan

9.38 million number

in 2016

Bangladesh rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

1st

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 9.38 million number against 4.82 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 4.56 million number.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 1st of 147 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.91 million number	11.63 million number	3.72 million number	Pakistan
2010s	6.70 million number	11.12 million number	4.42 million number	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 9.38 million number against 4.82 million number in Bangladesh as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 4.56 million number, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2016.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 1st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.