Bangladesh vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes

Bangladesh
3.58 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
68.39 million number
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
10th
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th

Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Bangladesh
  • East Asia & Pacific
020.0M40.0M60.0M197219952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 68.39 million number against 3.58 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 64.81 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 19.1 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th of 199 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 8,215 number 6.38 million number 6.37 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 2.32 million number 26.46 million number 24.15 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 1.96 million number 36.62 million number 34.67 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 1.31 million number 35.00 million number 33.69 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 2.83 million number 58.02 million number 55.19 million number East Asia & Pacific

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?
East Asia & Pacific, at 68.39 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?
64.81 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
Bangladesh ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th 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.