What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Pakistan?

657,310 number, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?

17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes

Bangladesh

8.35 million number

in 2019

Pakistan

7.69 million number

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

7th

Pakistan rank

9th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes over time

Bangladesh
Pakistan

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 8.35 million number against 7.69 million number in Pakistan, a difference of 657,310 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 9th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.28 million number	4.74 million number	1.54 million number	Bangladesh
2010s	7.70 million number	6.53 million number	1.17 million number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or Pakistan?: Bangladesh, at 8.35 million number against 7.69 million number in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 657,310 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes?: Bangladesh ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,801 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.