Population of compulsory school age, female in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Population of compulsory school age, female was 7.24 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
7.24 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.88 million number
in 2008
All-time low
7.24 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Bangladesh, 1998–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1998200820191998: 7.6M number1999: 7.6M number2000: 7.7M number2001: 7.7M number2002: 7.7M number2003: 7.8M number2004: 7.8M number2005: 7.8M number2006: 7.8M number2007: 7.9M number2008: 7.9M number2009: 7.9M number2010: 7.9M number2011: 7.8M number2012: 7.8M number2013: 7.7M number2014: 7.6M number2015: 7.5M number2016: 7.4M number2017: 7.3M number2018: 7.3M number2019: 7.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 7.24 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Bangladesh peaked at 7.88 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.24 million number, in 2019.

Bangladesh ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.63 million number 7.62 million number 7.64 million number 2
2000s 7.79 million number 7.65 million number 7.88 million number 10
2010s 7.55 million number 7.24 million number 7.85 million number 10

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 13 Türkiye 7.95 million number compare
  2. 14 Kenya 7.84 million number compare
  3. 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.28 million number compare
  4. 17 Viet Nam 6.79 million number compare
  5. 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.45 million number compare
  6. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.31 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Bangladesh?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Bangladesh was 7.24 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 7.88 million number in 2008.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 7.24 million number in 2019.
How does Bangladesh rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.