Bangladesh vs Pakistan: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Bangladesh
5.98
in 2019
Pakistan
3.83
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
86th
Pakistan rank
89th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
0246197219952019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 5.98 against 3.83 in Pakistan, a difference of 2.15.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 86th and Pakistan ranks 89th of 91 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Pakistan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9066 0.714 0.1925 Bangladesh
2010s 4.83 3.56 1.28 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
Bangladesh, at 5.98 against 3.83 in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
2.15, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
7 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Bangladesh ranks 86th and Pakistan ranks 89th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/