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

Bangladesh
1.53 million number
in 2020
Indonesia
2.37 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
8th
Indonesia rank
5th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.37 million number against 1.53 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 842,670 number.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 963,607 number 1.53 million number 565,119 number Indonesia
1980s 1.19 million number 1.94 million number 757,694 number Indonesia
1990s 1.47 million number 2.22 million number 750,399 number Indonesia
2000s 1.60 million number 2.26 million number 665,964 number Indonesia
2010s 1.61 million number 2.38 million number 779,324 number Indonesia
2020s 1.53 million number 2.37 million number 842,670 number Indonesia

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 Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 2.37 million number against 1.53 million number in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Bangladesh and Indonesia?
842,670 number, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Indonesia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Indonesia rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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

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