Bangladesh vs Upper middle income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Bangladesh
1.42 million number
in 2020
Upper middle income
19.74 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
9th
Upper middle income rank
8th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 19.74 million number against 1.42 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 18.32 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 13.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and Upper middle income ranks 8th of 202 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.13 million number 22.24 million number 21.11 million number Upper middle income
1980s 1.36 million number 21.68 million number 20.32 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.53 million number 23.72 million number 22.19 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.57 million number 19.29 million number 17.71 million number Upper middle income
2010s 1.48 million number 19.00 million number 17.52 million number Upper middle income

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 Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 19.74 million number against 1.42 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
18.32 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Upper middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Upper middle income rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Upper middle income 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, 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/