Bangladesh vs United States of America: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

Bangladesh
1.48 million number
in 2020
United States of America
2.04 million number
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
9th
United States of America rank
6th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 2.04 million number against 1.48 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 564,940 number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th of 202 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 1.17 million number 1.82 million number 655,389 number United States of America
1980s 1.41 million number 1.74 million number 332,413 number United States of America
1990s 1.59 million number 1.99 million number 394,316 number United States of America
2000s 1.64 million number 2.01 million number 371,590 number United States of America
2010s 1.54 million number 2.07 million number 530,696 number United States of America

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 United States of America?
United States of America, at 2.04 million number against 1.48 million number in Bangladesh as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Bangladesh and United States of America?
564,940 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and United States of America rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Bangladesh ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 6th 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/