What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?

155,000 number, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Population of compulsory school age, male

Bangladesh

7.56 million number

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo

7.40 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

15th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

17th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Bangladesh
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 7.56 million number against 7.40 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 155,000 number.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 186 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.93 million number	3.74 million number	4.20 million number	Bangladesh
2000s	8.11 million number	4.45 million number	3.66 million number	Bangladesh
2010s	7.87 million number	6.32 million number	1.55 million number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Bangladesh, at 7.56 million number against 7.40 million number in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 155,000 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Bangladesh ranks 15th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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: 21 August 2026

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