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

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Brazil: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Bangladesh

2.90 million number

in 2020

Brazil

2.97 million number

in 2011

Bangladesh rank

9th

Brazil rank

8th

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

Bangladesh
Brazil

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.97 million number against 2.90 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 68,850 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 8th of 202 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Brazil	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.17 million number	3.01 million number	165,320 number	Bangladesh
2000s	3.22 million number	3.25 million number	37,811 number	Brazil
2010s	3.13 million number	2.97 million number	161,800 number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Bangladesh or Brazil?: Brazil, at 2.97 million number against 2.90 million number in Bangladesh as of 2011.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bangladesh and Brazil?: 68,850 number, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?: Bangladesh ranks 9th and Brazil ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/