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

Bangladesh
1.42 million number
in 2020
Ethiopia
1.51 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
9th
Ethiopia rank
7th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.51 million number against 1.42 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 89,190 number.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.13 million number 464,485 number 664,695 number Bangladesh
1980s 1.36 million number 603,233 number 753,715 number Bangladesh
1990s 1.53 million number 845,856 number 685,487 number Bangladesh
2000s 1.57 million number 1.16 million number 412,508 number Bangladesh
2010s 1.48 million number 1.38 million number 90,792 number Bangladesh
2020s 1.42 million number 1.51 million number 89,190 number Ethiopia

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 Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 1.51 million number against 1.42 million number in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
89,190 number, with Ethiopia 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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 7th 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, 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/