Bangladesh vs South Asia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes over time
- Bangladesh
- South Asia
How they compare
South Asia currently reports 57.47 million number against 3.58 million number in Bangladesh, a difference of 53.89 million number.
That makes South Asia's figure about 16.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,572 number | 3.04 million number | 3.03 million number | South Asia |
| 1980s | 2.32 million number | 7.88 million number | 5.56 million number | South Asia |
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 13.03 million number | 11.08 million number | South Asia |
| 2000s | 1.31 million number | 22.85 million number | 21.53 million number | South Asia |
| 2010s | 2.83 million number | 50.83 million number | 48.00 million number | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes, Bangladesh or South Asia?
- South Asia, at 57.47 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 South Asia?
- 53.89 million number, with South Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Asia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Bangladesh ranks 10th and South Asia ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.