Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
3.58 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
63.47 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0M40.0M60.0M197219952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 63.47 million number against 3.58 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 59.89 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.7 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 199 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 8,215 number 4.01 million number 4.00 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 2.32 million number 23.31 million number 21.00 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.96 million number 32.11 million number 30.16 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.31 million number 30.46 million number 29.15 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.83 million number 52.64 million number 49.81 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 63.47 million number against 3.58 million number in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes between Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
59.89 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in pre-primary 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.