What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Bangladesh and Philippines?

646,130 number, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bangladesh vs Philippines: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female

Bangladesh

4.58 million number

in 2019

Philippines

3.94 million number

in 2018

Bangladesh rank

6th

Philippines rank

8th

Enrolment in lower secondary education, female over time

Bangladesh
Philippines

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4.58 million number against 3.94 million number in Philippines, a difference of 646,130 number.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and Philippines ranks 8th of 194 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.90 million number	2.04 million number	853,750 number	Bangladesh
2000s	3.32 million number	2.51 million number	810,722 number	Bangladesh
2010s	4.60 million number	3.38 million number	1.22 million number	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in lower secondary education, female, Bangladesh or Philippines?: Bangladesh, at 4.58 million number against 3.94 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in lower secondary education, female between Bangladesh and Philippines?: 646,130 number, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and Philippines ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 4,720 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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