Bangladesh vs South Africa: School age population, early childhood education, female

Bangladesh
4.26 million number
in 2019
South Africa
4.01 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
11th
South Africa rank
13th

School age population, early childhood education, female over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Africa
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199720082019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4.26 million number against 4.01 million number in South Africa, a difference of 248,730 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 13th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 4.70 million number 1.50 million number 3.20 million number Bangladesh
2000s 4.73 million number 1.44 million number 3.29 million number Bangladesh
2010s 4.42 million number 2.26 million number 2.16 million number Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, female, Bangladesh or South Africa?
Bangladesh, at 4.26 million number against 4.01 million number in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, female between Bangladesh and South Africa?
248,730 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Bangladesh ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/