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

Bangladesh
1.42 million number
in 2020
Philippines
1.12 million number
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
9th
Philippines rank
12th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Philippines
500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M197019952020

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.42 million number against 1.12 million number in Philippines, a difference of 301,550 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 1.13 million number 590,202 number 538,978 number Bangladesh
1980s 1.36 million number 731,792 number 625,156 number Bangladesh
1990s 1.53 million number 903,789 number 627,554 number Bangladesh
2000s 1.57 million number 1.04 million number 535,164 number Bangladesh
2010s 1.48 million number 1.08 million number 400,247 number Bangladesh
2020s 1.42 million number 1.12 million number 301,550 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 Philippines?
Bangladesh, at 1.42 million number against 1.12 million number in Philippines as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bangladesh and Philippines?
301,550 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th 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/