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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Bangladesh

1.53 million number

in 2020

Ethiopia

1.36 million number

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

8th

Ethiopia rank

9th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Bangladesh
Ethiopia

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.53 million number against 1.36 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 165,290 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 205 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	963,607 number	351,461 number	612,146 number	Bangladesh
1980s	1.19 million number	455,083 number	730,726 number	Bangladesh
1990s	1.47 million number	665,156 number	805,994 number	Bangladesh
2000s	1.60 million number	919,737 number	678,245 number	Bangladesh
2010s	1.61 million number	1.26 million number	345,380 number	Bangladesh
2020s	1.53 million number	1.36 million number	165,290 number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?: Bangladesh, at 1.53 million number against 1.36 million number in Ethiopia as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 165,290 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.