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

Bangladesh
7.24 million number
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
119.60 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
16th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0M100.0M150.0M199720082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 119.60 million number against 7.24 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 112.36 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 16.5 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 16th 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 7.63 million number 126.76 million number 119.13 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 7.79 million number 129.16 million number 121.36 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 7.55 million number 117.56 million number 110.00 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, female, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 119.60 million number against 7.24 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
112.36 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, female?
Bangladesh ranks 16th 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, female (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, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.