What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?

261.87 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Bangladesh

14.80 million number

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific

276.67 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

15th

East Asia & Pacific rank

13th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Bangladesh
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 276.67 million number against 14.80 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 261.87 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 18.7 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th of 186 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.56 million number	286.08 million number	270.52 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	15.90 million number	294.46 million number	278.56 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	15.43 million number	272.12 million number	256.69 million number	East Asia & Pacific

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?: East Asia & Pacific, at 276.67 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?: 261.87 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 13th 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: 04 September 2026

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