Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Bangladesh
14.80 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
253.61 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
15th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
0100.0M200.0M300.0M199720082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 253.61 million number against 14.80 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 238.81 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 186 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 15.56 million number 261.66 million number 246.10 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 15.90 million number 269.13 million number 253.23 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 15.43 million number 248.60 million number 233.17 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 253.61 million number against 14.80 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
238.81 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory 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
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.