Bangladesh vs UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Bangladesh
16.69 million
in 2024
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
716.40 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
8th
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
6th

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Bangladesh
  • UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
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How they compare

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 716.40 million against 16.69 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 699.71 million.

That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 42.9 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 218 countries.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh UNICEF: All Unicef Countries Difference Ahead
1970s 7.40 million 398.87 million 391.47 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1980s 9.23 million 481.87 million 472.64 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
1990s 11.94 million 509.84 million 497.90 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2000s 16.29 million 621.50 million 605.20 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2010s 17.25 million 662.19 million 644.94 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2020s 16.93 million 699.41 million 682.47 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Bangladesh or UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 716.40 million against 16.69 million in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Bangladesh and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
699.71 million, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Bangladesh ranks 8th and UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
439 places, 21,662 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.